Chlordane (Chlordan) (1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8-Octachloro-2,3,3a,4,7,7a-hex- 
hydro-4, 7-methanoindene) 
Very little is known about the metabolic fate of chlordan, probably 
because it is not a pure chemical but is composed of at least five coupounde 
(Davidow, 1950). | 
Studies with Wistar rats that received an intravenous dose of 
a-chlordan-c!4 showed that 29% of the total injected ugiroadaeiwe ty was 
excreted within 60 hours in feces and that only 1% was excreted in urine. 
Analyses showed that 75% of the radioactivity found in the feces were 
hydrophilic metabolites (Poonawalla and Korte, 1964). 
cl Cl 
cl  & Cl 
Ci | C 
H Cl 
Cl Ci 
"237" Heptachlor 

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