What is Heptachlor?
'''Heptachlor''' is an [[insecticide]]. It was used against [[ant]]s, [[termite]]s, against [[mosquito]]s of the genus [[Anopheles]], that can spread [[malaria]] and as a general [[pesticide]]. In humans, heptachlor damages the [[liver]], and the [[central nervous system]]. It may cause [[cancer]]. It is sold as a [[powder]]. The [[Diels-Alder reaction]] is used to produce it. The compound is very stable and can stay in the [[environment]] for decades. Hepltachlor is one of the substances listed in the [[Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants]]. {{chem-stub}} [[Category:Insecticides]] [[Category:Organochlorides]]