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T1 Chlordecone: Environmental Health Criteria 43
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 World Health Organization, 
A1 International Labour Organisation, 
K1 chemical
K1 environmental health
K1 health
K1 wildlife
K1 animal
SN 92 4 154183 0
YR 1984
FD 1984
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29344
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29344
NO Chlordecone (Kepone) is a tan- to white-coloured solid. Gas chromatography with electron capture detection is the method most widely used for the determination of chlordecone. Chlordecone was used as an insecticide and as a base material in the manufacture of the insecticide kelevan. I t s production in the USA was discontinued in 1976; information about its production elsewhere is lacking.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026