Dieldrin was widely used as an insecticide around the world until the middle 1970s, mainly for the control of soil pests, such as termites, grasshoppers, locusts, beetles, and textile pests, and for the …

Toxicokinetics Dieldrin is readily adsorbed for the gastrointestinal tract, the respiratory tract, and through the skin. In mammals, two major metabolism routes of dieldrin seem to be predominant: (1) direct …

Dieldrin-mediated neurodegeneration and altered expression of Parkinsonism-related proteins is a long-known fact. Very recently, the underlying mechanism responsible for this toxicity has been identified …

Dieldrin is defined as an organochlorine pesticide with the molecular formula C12H8Cl6O, used for insect control in various crops and urban disease vectors, known for its high toxicity, teratogenicity, …

13.09.11.2 Insecticides The organochlorine pesticide dieldrin is a persistent organic pollutant that accumulates in the fatty tissues and also in the human brain. Dieldrin antagonizes the GABAA …

Dieldrin was widely used as an insecticide around the world until the middle 1970s, mainly for the control of soil pests, such as termites, grasshoppers, locusts, beetles, and textile pests, and for the …

Dieldrin Dieldrin is a synthetic pesticide commonly used between the 1950s to the 1970s for agricultural practices (Martyniuk et al., 2010b). Fish raised in salmon farms are more susceptible to dieldrin …

Jun 25, 2024 · This field study aimed at determining dieldrin accumulation capacities and allocation pattern in 17 non-Cucurbitaceae species and 10 Cucurbita pepo varieties, and assessing the dieldrin …

The photochemical isomerization and the fate of the cyclodiene pesticides—aldrin, dieldrin, and endrin—in mammals, plants, and soils was reviewed. Unf…

Feb 1, 2023 · We undertake a global review of published studies that have quantified DDT and dieldrin levels in raptor tissues and eggs. Our aim is to quantify, at a global scale, how DDT and dieldrin …