Find out the organochlorines among the following:

Malathion, fenitrothion, parathion

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Carbofuran, propoxur, aldicarb

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Phrethrin, triazines, simazine

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DDT, BHC, dieldrin, endosulphan

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Solution

The correct option is D
DDT, BHC, dieldrin, endosulphan

DDT, BHC, dieldrin, and endosulphan are organochlorines. Organochlorines are a class of compounds with a similar chemical structure that persist in the environment and in the bodies of humans and other animals long after their use.

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Assertion : Organochlorine pesticides are organic compounds that have been chlorinated.

Reason : Fenitrothion is one of the organochlorine pesticides.

H_{2} S O_{4}

C O_{2}

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