Airborne Chlordane Contamination in Houses Treated for Termites at a Midwestern Air Force Base
Abstract
Family housing units at a midwestern Air Force base were evaluated for airborne chlordane contamination. The units had intra- or subslab heating ducts and many were treated with chlordane by subslab injection to control termites. Chlordane concentrations as high as 263.5 micrograms/cubic meters were detected in a preliminary survey in 1979. All 498 ground floor units were surveyed in 1980. The majority (77%) of the treated units had detectable levels of airborne chlordane. There was no correlation between chlordane concentration and inside or outside temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity or sampler location. Results of these studies indicate that chlordane contamination may be wide-spread in houses with intra- or subslab heating ducts that were treated for termites by high-pressure subslab injection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA120028
Entities
People
- C. R. Jones
- J. M. Livingston
- T. H. Lillie