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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
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.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE