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- noun chemistry Any of very many
chlorine substitutedorganic compounds , many of which areinsecticides etc.
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Examples
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Imported organochloride pesticides made some dents in the rising pest populations, but also killed off eels, fish, and in some cases, farmers in the rice fields Lansing, 1987.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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The dumping of hazardous wastes, such as the 2006 dumping of poisonous oil refinery waste containing hydrogen sulphide and organochloride in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, is still a major problem.
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Imported organochloride pesticides made some dents in the rising pest populations, but also killed off eels, fish, and, in some cases, farmers in the rice fields Lansing, 1987.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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Imported organochloride pesticides made some dents in the rising pest populations, but also killed off eels, fish, and, in some cases, farmers in the rice fields Lansing, 1987.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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