You may be exposed to endrin in air, water, or soil if you live
near a hazardous waste site, where endrin is concentrated.
Children living near hazardous waste sites could be exposed to
endrin in contaminated soils, if they eat dirt. This compound
has been detected in human breast milk and this may be a route
of exposure for nursing infants. Since endrin may still be used
as a pesticide agent in some countries, residues on imported
food items are still of some concern and are the main source of
potential human exposure in food. Endrin levels can build up
(bioaccumulate) in the tissues of organisms that live in water.
When endrin enters the body, by eating foods or drinking
beverages or breathing air that contain this substance or by
contact with the skin, it is rapidly changed into other
substances. Endrin and its metabolic breakdown products are
rapidly removed from the body, usually within a few days,
through the urine and faeces. There is some evidence that small
amounts of endrin may remain in the fatty t