Methoxychlor

Methoxychlor

Cl₃ CCH(C₆H₄OCH₃)₂ White, water-insoluble crystals melting at 89_C; used as an insecticide. Also known as DMDT; methoxy DDT.

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methoxychlor

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Cl 3 CCH(C 6 H 4 OCH 3 ) 2 White, water-insoluble crystals melting at 89_C; used as an insecticide. Also known as DMDT; methoxy DDT.

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Pesticide that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to freshwater and marine aquatic life.

methoxychlor

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pesticide that causes adverse health effects when found in domestic water supplies. It is also toxic to aquatic life.

methoxychlor

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An insecticide. Methoxychlor has estrogenic effects in mammals, among other effects.

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