| ORGANOCHLORINE
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| • | DDT, lindane,
dieldrin |
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| • | High lipid
solubility, low degradation rate |
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| • | Persistence in
environment, |
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| bioconcentration
and biomagnification in |
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| food chains |
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| • | Produce
disturbances in ion transport |
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| across axon
leading to increased |
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| excitability and
seizures |
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