The human body burden of mirex in the southeastern United States.

Mirex is an organochlorine chemical with pesticidal and other industrial usages. Biologically, mirex was used as an insecticide for the control of imported fire ants in large areas of the southeastern United States. Evidence of mirex exposure in a national survey of chemicals in adipose tissue led to a more intensive survey of the general population in treated counties of the southeastern United States.

A fatal chlordane poisoning.

Chlordane was, prior to regulatory action by EPA in 1976, an extensively used insecticide for both household and agricultural pest control purposes. It was readily available to the general public for many years; thus, human exposure, including poisonings, has been documented. A case reporting fatal chlordane ingestion with residue levels in various body tissues is presented.

Selected pesticide residues or metabolites in blood and urine specimens from a general population survey.

The National Center for Health Statistics collaborated with the National Human Monitoring Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a four-year study to assess the exposure of the general population to selected pesticides through analysis of blood serum and urine specimens.

Effects of reducing DDT usage on total DDT storage in humans.

Agricultural uses of the insecticide DDT were cancelled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency December 31, 1972.