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Organochlorine (OC)

Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides (DDT, BHC/lindane, endosulfan, dicofol, aldrin, dieldrin). Highly lipophilic, neurotoxic via voltage-gated sodium channel disruption, and persistent in fat and breast milk. Most are banned or restricted under the Stockholm Convention.

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