ABSTRACT
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that remain intact in the environment for long periods, favoring their wide geographical distribution. They accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms and their toxic effect on humans and wildlife has been proven (Hirano et al. 2007). Chlordane (C10H6Cl8, 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8a-octachloro-2,3,3a,4,7,7ahexahydro-4,7-methanoindene) is an organochlorine pesticide that has been used worldwide, especially during the early 1980s, on farmlands, lawns in houses and gardens and also as a termiticide for foundations in houses (Dearth and Hites 1990, Colt et al. 2009).
