Chlordane's lingering neurotoxicity.After learning that outdoor use of chlordane--a highly toxic termite killer--could taint the indoor air of treated structures for a year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and got the manufacturer to halt sales in 1987. But significant indoor contamination could persist through at least 1991, tests of some treated Houston dwellings found. Moreover, residents of the buildings suffer protracted pro·tract tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations. 2. neurotoxicity neurotoxicity /neu·ro·tox·ic·i·ty/ (noor?o-tok-sis´it-e) the quality of exerting a destructive or poisonous effect upon nerve tissue. , a new study shows. The 109 people who were studied performed more slowly on tests of dexterity and motor skill, and exhibited poorer short-term memory, vocabulary skills, and balance than 174 unexposed individuals of the same age and education level. Chlordane-exposed individuals also experienced more asthma, shortness of breath Shortness of Breath Definition Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a feeling of difficult or labored breathing that is out of proportion to the patient's level of physical activity. , hair loss, seizures, and other health impairments. Kaye H. Kilburn of the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission School of Medicine in Los Angeles and consultant John C. Thornton of Mahopac, N.Y., report their findings in the soon-to-be-released July Environmental Health Perspectives. |
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