Chlordane (C10H6Cl8)

1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8-octachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methano-indane

CAS Number

57-74-9

Properties

• dissolves in fat
• stable in the environment
• can disperse over large distances
• is a persistent organic pollutant
  

Main sources

• agriculture: vegetable, corn, fruit and potato crops
• horticulture
• insecticide used against fire ants and termites
  

Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO

(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)

• Air               1 kg/year
• Water          1 kg/year
• Soil              1 kg/year

Impacts

• suspected carcinogenic effect
• harmful to the nervous system
• accumulates in the food chain
  

Measures

• banned since the Stockholm Convention came into force in 2004