The pesticides known as chlordanes belong to a class of long-lasting organochlorine pollutants that includes DDT and polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB. Although Western countries have banned their use, chlordanes applied years ago gradually evaporate and circulate by air as far north as the Arctic.
To pin down the pollutants origins, Terry F.
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