chemical information
CAS RN:
57-71-9
Chemical Class:
Manufacturing/Use Status
banned for use/manufacture in the U.S.
Found in these people:
Baby #1, Baby #2, Baby #3, Baby #4, Baby #5, Baby #6, Baby #7, Baby #8, Baby #10, Anonymous Adult 1, Kathy Fowler, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Sara Corbett
Found in these locations:
Rockville, MD; Upstate New York, NY; NY, USA
alpha-Chlordane
Organochlorine chemical, a class largely banned in the U.S. that builds up in the body over time, linked to cancer and reproductive harm.
alpha-Chlordane has been found in 17 of the 27 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.
Top health concerns for alpha-Chlordane (References)
| health concern or target organ | weight of evidence |
| Reproduction and fertility | unknown |
Results for alpha-Chlordane
in blood serum (lipid weight)
Showing results from EWG/Commonweal Study #1, industrial chemicals and pesticides in adults, EWG/Commonweal Study #4, industrial chemicals and pesticides in cord blood, EWG Study #8, chemicals in mother and 2 children, San Francisco Reporter, EWG Study #3, industrial chemicals and pesticides in adults
EWG/Commonweal results
- geometric mean: 0.123 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- found in 17 of 27 people in the group
| ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum | 7.75 | |
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alpha-Chlordane results
Detailed toxicity classifications (References)
| classification | governing entity/references |
| Reproductive effects - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Damgaard, I. N., N. E. Skakkebaek, et al. (2006). Persistent pesticides in human breast milk and cryptorchidism. Environ Health Perspect 114(7): 1133-8. |
