GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Endrin, a chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, produces hyperexcitability of the human central nervous system. Acute endrin poisoning from bread made with contaminated flour resulted in sudden convulsions in three people. Recoveries were spontaneous, and symptoms were minimal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Endrin is the most toxic of all the chlorinated hydrocarbons. Although chemically rather closely related to dieldrin, a little twist in its molecular structure makes it 5 times as poisonous.

Detailed explanation-3: -Included in the chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide group are DDT (dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane), methoxychlor, aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane, toxaphene, endrin, heptachlor, and lindane (gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride (BHC)).

Detailed explanation-4: -Neurological effects. Symptoms of endrin poisoning include headache, dizziness, nervousness, confusion, nausea, vomiting, and convulsions. Acute endrin poisoning in humans affects primarily the central nervous system. There, it can act as a neurotoxin that blocks the activity of inhibitory neurotransmitters.

Detailed explanation-5: -The human and environmental health risks of chlorinated hydrocarbons depend on the compound in question. As a general statement, exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbon has been associated with suppression of the immune system and cancer.