Toxic Residues in Soil 9 Years after Treatment with Aldrin and Heptachlor
- 14 February 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 143 (3607) , 681-682
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.143.3607.681
Abstract
In silt loam soil heavily infested with European wireworm, a single treatment with aldrin or hepta chlor prevented reinfestation for 9 years, even when the soil was under continuous cultivation. Toxic residues were determined by bioassay with Drosophila melanogaster Meig. By gasliquid chromatographic analysis, the residues were found to be mainly dieldrin and heptachlor epoxide.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Conversion of Aldrin and Heptachlor to Their Epoxides in Soil1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1958
- Bioassay of Aldrin and Lindane in Soil1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1957