Excretion of Dieldrin in the Milk of Cows Fed Dieldrin-Sprayed Forage and Technical Dieldrin

Toxicity and Metabolism of Dieldrin in Rats.

The main constituent of the insecticide dieldrin has been studied in male and female rats. The LD50s depend on the route of injection and, after intravenous infusion, on the rate of infusion. After oral injection of a 4% solution in arachis oil, deaths take place within six hours or from two to seven days later; but the first convulsion occurs at 40 min. over a wide range of doses. For further ...

Some Toxic Effects of Dieldrin in Rats.

Dieldrin is a technical product containing 85% of H.E.O.D., the approved name for 1,2,3,4,10,10,hexachloro-exo-6,7-epoxy1,4,4a ,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-exo -1,4, endo -5,8,dimethanonaphthalene. The remaining 15% of the technical product consists of active isomeric compounds. Dieldrin is a powerful insecticide that has been extensively used in agriculture, food storage, and public health work. Wher...

Dieldrin and Breast Cancer: a Literature Review

Liver Flukes of Cattle and Sheep

Economic Entomology, volume 43, pages 850-852. 1950. H. V. Glaborn, J. W. Bowers, R. W. Wells, R. D. Radeleif, and W. J. Nickerson: Meat Contamination From Pesticides, Agricultural Chemistry, volume 8, number 8, pages 37-39, no, 121. 1953. Ray E. Ely, L. A. Moore, R. H. Garter, H. D. Mann, and F. W. Poos: The Effect of Dosage Level and Various Methods of Administration on the Concentration of D...

The determination of traces of dieldrin in blood.

Stringent conditions with regard to cleanliness are laid down for the attention of public authorities concerned with the spraying of dieldrin formulations. Protective clothing must be worn and this must be changed frequently. Personal cleanliness is imperative. Since sprayers are often operating in rugged country for days at a time it is not easy for these conditions to be followed and it has b...