dieldrin
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- noun
- /ˈdɪɛldrɪn/
- Specialized
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dieldrín
- The environmental agency issued a warning about the dangers of dieldrin, which can harm wildlife and human health.
Examples
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Data for dieldrin, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), hexachlorocyclohexane (the sum of a-, -, and ?-HCH), and mirex are presented in Table 3.
Academic text (2000) -
Chlorinated hydrocarbons include Aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor, chloridine, chemicals.
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Dioxins, "parathidions," dieldrin, mercury, radioactivity.
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During 1957-1959, dieldrin was sprayed inside houses on a continuous schedule, but it was regularly underdosed and therefore not effective (37).
Academic text (2012) -
The researchers found that family members in the study, and preschool children in particular, are at high risk for exposure to arsenic, dieldrin, DDE (a DDT metabolite), dioxins, and acrylamide.
Blog text (18) -
In the latter case, 20 million acres in the South were seeded with pellets of dieldrin, chlordane, and heptachlor, each a persistent pesticide that was 40 times more toxic than DDT that Carson would specifically target in Silent Spring.
Blog text (13) -
Due to its toxic effects, the use of dieldrin as an insecticide has been banned in many countries.
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Samples of soil from the contaminated site were found to contain high levels of dieldrin, posing risks to local ecosystems.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name dieldrin comes from the names of two chemists, Diels and Alder, and it echoes the similar insecticide name aldrin. So the name helps you remember that dieldrin is a man-made insect poison that was later banned because it is dangerous.