Aldrin

Aldrin Structure
Aldrin structure
Common Name Aldrin
CAS Number 309-00-2 Molecular Weight 364.910
Density 1.7±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 384.9±42.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C12H8Cl6 Melting Point 104ºC
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 186.1±25.3 °C
Symbol GHS06 GHS08 GHS09
GHS06, GHS08, GHS09
Signal Word Danger

Organochlorine pesticides in green mussel, Perna viridis, from the Cienfuegos Bay, Cuba.

Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 89(5) , 995-9, (2012)

The green mussel, Perna viridis, was used to measure bioaccumulated levels of organochlorine pesticides in the marine environment of Cuba. Samples were collected in the Cienfuegos Bay between January and December 2010. The organochlorine pesticides (i.e. DDT,...

Analysis of pesticide residues using the Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged and Safe (QuEChERS) pesticide multiresidue method in traditional Chinese medicine by gas chromatography with electron capture detection.

Chemosphere 84(7) , 908-12, (2011)

The Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged and Safe multiresidue method (QuEChERS) has been validated for the extraction of 15 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in completely different matrices of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The method employed a rapid, sim...

Residues, distributions, sources, and ecological risks of OCPs in the water from Lake Chaohu, China.

ScientificWorldJournal 2012 , 897697, (2012)

The levels of 18 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the water from Lake Chaohu were measured by a solid phase extraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometer detector. The spatial and temporal distribution, possible sources, and potential ecological risks of...

Obsolete pesticide storage sites and their POP release into the environment--an Armenian case study.

Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. Int. 19(6) , 1944-52, (2012)

Organochlorinated pesticides were widely applied in Armenia until the 1980s, like in all former Soviet Union republics. Subsequently, the problem of areas contaminated by organochlorinated pesticides emerged. Environmental, waste and food samples at one pesti...

Evaluation of risk associated with organchlorine pesticide contaminated sediment of the Lake Lianhuan watershed.

Ecotoxicology 20(5) , 1090-8, (2011)

Characteristics and risk evaluation of organchlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the sediments of four lakes located in the Lake Lianhuan area were conducted to observe the risks on ecological system and identify the sources of pollutants. Measurement of eleven OCPs...

Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in local waterbird eggs from Hong Kong: risk assessment to local waterbirds.

Chemosphere 83(7) , 891-6, (2011)

The contamination status of the marine environment in Hong Kong was studied by measuring concentrations of organochlorine (OC) pollutants (i.e., hexachlorobenzene, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, mirex, total heptachlor, total chlordane, total DDTs, total PCBs, and...

Pesticide residues in fruits at the market level in Accra Metropolis, Ghana, a preliminary study.

Environ. Monit. Assess. 175(1-4) , 551-61, (2011)

A number of pesticide residues in fruits were monitored at five markets in the Accra Metropolis for almost a year. Locally produced fruits (pawpaw and tomato) and imported apple were purchased from these selected markets in the metropolis and analyzed for pes...

Monitoring of organochlorine pesticides in and around Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.

Environ. Monit. Assess. 184(9) , 5295-300, (2012)

Keoladeo National Park (KNP) is an important wintering ground for thousands of birds that undertake a perilous journey over the Himalaya to make a seasonal home in a wetland ecosystem. However, this wetland is now getting polluted by various types of contamin...

Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments and fish from freshwater cultured fish ponds in different agricultural contexts in north-eastern France.

Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 77 , 35-44, (2012)

Organochlorine pesticides (HCB, HCH with α-, β-, and γ isomers, heptachlor, cis-heptachlor epoxyde, trans-heptachlor epoxyde, endosulfan with α- and β isomers, sulfate endosulfan, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDT, o,p'-DDE, p,p'-DDE, o,p'-DDD, p,p'-DDD, chlorothalonil, ala...

Distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in marine sediments directly exposed to wastewater from Cortiou, Marseille.

Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. Int. 19(5) , 1524-35, (2012)

The future 'Calanque National Park' coastlines of the Bouches-du-Rhône and Var departments in France, constitute one of the ten biodiversity hot spots identified in the Mediterranean basin that receives industrial and urban wastewaters discharged from Marseil...