POP

Use

Structure

Aldrin

Crop insecticide (corn, cotton)

Chlordane

Crop insecticide (vegetables, citrus, cotton, potatoes)

DDT 

(dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)

Crop insecticide (cotton)

Dieldrin

Crop insecticide (cotton, corn)

Endrin

Crop insecticide (cotton, grains)

Heptachlor

Insecticide (termites and soil insects)

Hexachlorobenzene

Fungicide for seed treatment

Mirex

Insecticide (termites, fire ants)

Toxaphene

Insecticide (livestock, crops)

PCBs

Industrial chemical (paint and plastic additive)

Dioxins

Unintentionally produced during combustion

Furans

Unintentionally produced during combustion