Accession Number:

AD0483630

Title:

A STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF TERMITE CONTROL INSECTICIDES

Descriptive Note:

Semiannual progress rept. 1 Oct 1965-1 Apr 1966

Corporate Author:

HAZLETON LABS AMERICA INC VIENNA VA

Personal Author(s):

• Barnes, John M.

Report Date:

1966-05-25

Pagination or Media Count:

6.0

Abstract:

Samples of soil, plants, fish, and algae were collected from sites peripheral to, and within areas where termite and fire ant control insecticides were repeatedly applied. These samples were then analyzed for insecticide residues by electron capture and thin layer chromatographic methods. Aldrin and dieldrin residues were found in soils in areas where the insecticides were applied. Occasional low levels 0.05 to 0.28 ppm of aldrin and dieldrin were found in mud samples taken from two nearby creeks. Flounder caught in these creeks were free from detectable aldrin and dieldrin, but DDT, DDD, and DDE were found. Water from wells in the insecticde application area and from nearby creeks contained no detectable aldrin, dieldrin, or DDT.

Descriptors:

• *INSECTICIDES
• *INSECT CONTROL
• TRANSPORT PROPERTIES
• SOILS
• FISHES
• ECOLOGY
• PESTICIDES
• PLANTS(BOTANY)
• SEWAGE
• DDT

Subject Categories:

• Agricultural Chemistry

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE