They found the risk of MGUS was 5.6 times higher for those who used an insecticide called dieldrin; 3.9 times higher for those who used the fumigant mixture carbon-tetrachloride/carbon disulfide, and 2.4 times higher for those who used a fungicide called chlorothalonil. From Wordnik.com. Reference
High concentrations of chemicals such as dieldrin, toxaphene, chorodene, DDD and DDE have been found in the surrounding soil. From Wordnik.com. [wacotrib - Latest News Headlines] Reference
The first is the banning of organochlorine pesticides such as dieldrin and aldrin, which caused blindness, immune-system collapse and mass-breeding failure. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Like DDT, dieldrin has to be used sparingly and in context. From Wordnik.com. [Dying for the tranzis] Reference
Insecticides used include dieldrin, malathion and chlorophos. From Wordnik.com. [1. Target audience, objectives, scope and structure] Reference
Dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethene polychlorinated biphenyls dieldrin chlordane heptachlor polychlorinated dibenzodioxins. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
Highly potent agricultural chemicals such as chlordane, dieldrin and DDT -- Carson's leading concern -- have been banned. From Wordnik.com. [Averting A Death Foretold] Reference
According to the results from the mussel testing, dieldrin is the second most prevalent pollutant in the Great Lakes, behind DDT. From Wordnik.com. [Visit Scenic Alberta] Reference
I talked to Dr.G. C. Decker and read one or two articles showing where they had been using dieldrin and lindane with the most success. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951] Reference
The samples contained DDT and two break-down chemicals from that pesticide, plus the chemicals endrin, lindane, heptachlor, chlordane, toxaphene, aldrin and dieldrin. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-01-01] Reference
Australia has already stopped producing and using most of the chemicals included in the agreement (aldrin, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, HCB, heptachlor, toxaphene and PCBs). From Wordnik.com. [Australia to Sign Agreement to Reduce Toxic Pollution - Media release - Minister for Foreign Affairs] Reference
While the state had formerly provided overalls, boots, gloves, and soap to those using dieldrin, DDT, and other very dangerous pesticides, this has been eliminated for financial reasons, and there has been an increase in serious health problems. From Wordnik.com. [5. How plants live and grow] Reference
And didn't some scientists also once say that DDT and dieldrin were safe to use?. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Because there was a proposal to spray the east coast of Lake Michigan with dieldrin, a. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS updates from www.voiceofsandiego.org] Reference
The pesticide chlordane and the insecticide dieldrin were not found to be an issue locally. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Breeze Most Viewed] Reference
Only as dieldrin was slowly withdrawn from use, and then banned entirely in 1989, did otter numbers begin to recover. From Wordnik.com. [Whitehaven News headlines] Reference
Arsenic and dieldrin, two pesticides that occur across so much of our farming community, were also found on the site. From Wordnik.com. [Examiner] Reference
For example, she recounts a massive dieldrin spraying program to eradicate Japanese beetles in and around Sheldon, Illinois. From Wordnik.com. [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference
Other banned pesticides that have lingered in food for decades include dieldrin, toxaphene, chlordane, hexachlorocyclohexane and hexachlorobenzene. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
Salmon was the most contaminated food, with traces of six types of PCBs, two flame retardants and 25 pesticides, including DDT, dieldrin and toxaphene. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
Vartan said in an e-mail, "The State rushed so quickly into this activity that they mowed directly though the highest concentration of dieldrin contamination on the site.". From Wordnik.com. [Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal] Reference
According to Selover's report, the amounts of dieldrin, arsenic, lead, vanadium, polynuclear hydrocarbons, and PCBs at the site exceed the standards for direct contact remediation. From Wordnik.com. [Examiner] Reference
Toxic chemicals under scrutiny were mercury, most of which comes from past mining activities; PCBs, chemicals once used in electrical equipment; and the banned pesticides DDT, dieldrin and chlordane. From Wordnik.com. [Clipmarks | Live Clips] Reference
Long-term exposure to the contaminants found in the soil, arsenic and dieldrin, can lead to skin, liver and pancreatic cancer, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Web site. From Wordnik.com. [New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com] Reference
Of the chemicals studied, a significantly increased risk of MGUS was observed among users of dieldrin (an insecticide), carbon-tetrachloride/carbon disulfide (a fumigant mixture), and chlorothalonil (a fungicide). From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
As was the case with the 14 contaminants described in the earlier report-which included pesticides such as toxaphene and dieldrin-the researchers found the highest levels of PBDEs, on average, in farm-raised salmon from Europe. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Healthiest Foods] Reference
Science in January 2004 and found farmed salmon contain substantially higher concentrations of organic contaminants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxaphene, dieldrin, dioxins, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). From Wordnik.com. [The World's Healthiest Foods] Reference
For crickets, use baits made of 50 per cent flour, 50 per cent manioc, bran or broken rice to which should be added 5 ml of 20 per cent dieldrin per kg. From Wordnik.com. [1.1. Forests] Reference
For termites, use 10 g of 4 per cent dieldrin. From Wordnik.com. [1.1. Forests] Reference
The Stockholm Convention (ratified in 2001) banned the use of several organochlorine pesticides, including aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, mirex, and toxaphene. From Wordnik.com. [Chlorinated pesticides] Reference
The POPs agreement sets out control measures applying to 12 chemicals - aldrin, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), heptachlor, mirex, toxaphene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and furans. From Wordnik.com. [Australia to Sign Agreement to Reduce Toxic Pollution - Media release - Minister for Foreign Affairs] Reference
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