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What is mirex?

What is mirex? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (organic chemistry) The pesticide and fire retardant perchloropentacyclodecane, which is a persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic pollutant.
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The pollutants are aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, dioxins, endrin, furans, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, PCBs and toxaphene.
Although not currently a PIC substance, mirex is also subject to some of the above provisions of the regulations.
Mirex will provide facilities for the installation and initially manage the operating contracts.
Mirex is not commonly detected in the North.
The Rotterdam Convention imposes certain export requirements on substances that are banned or severely restricted in a country, which is the case for mirex in Canada.
Breast-feeding was associated with lower levels of PCBs, DDE, and mirex among female Ontario sport fish consumers.

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