Abstract
On March 24, 1976, a section of the public water system of Chattanooga, Tennessee, supplying 105 people was contaminated with chlordane, a chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide. In a door-to-door health survey of the 71 residents affected, 13 (18%) were noted to have symptoms or signs compatible with mild acute chlordane toxicity. Serum levels of chlordane metabolites measured shortly after the incident did not correlate with the recorded symptomatology. Retesting of the symptomatic residents 2 months later revealed a possible rise in oxychlordane levels, suggestive of an acute exposure in the past. None of the residents have had prolonged sequelae from chlordane exposure; further followup is recommended.
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