Aldrin (ISO)

Excerpt from ERG Guide 131 [Flammable Liquids - Toxic]:

Wear full protective clothing, including positive pressure breathing apparatus. Small fires: dry chemical, carbon dioxide, water spray, or foam. Large fires: water spray, fog, or foam. Move container from fire area if you can do so without risk. Fight fire from maximum distance. Dike fire control water for later disposal; do not scatter the material.

In case of fire in the surroundings, use appropriate extinguishing media.

Fresh air, rest. Refer for medical attention.

Remove contaminated clothes. Rinse and then wash skin with water and soap. Refer for medical attention .

First rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible), then refer for medical attention.

Give a slurry of activated charcoal in water to drink. Do NOT induce vomiting. Rest. Refer for medical attention .

Excerpt from NIOSH Pocket Guide for Aldrin:

Signs and Symptoms of Acute Aldrin Exposure: Signs and symptoms of acute exposure to aldrin may be severe and include headache, dizziness, agitation, nervousness, tremor, seizures, and coma. Convulsive episodes may alternate with periods of severe central nervous system depression. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are common. Hypertension (high blood pressure), tachycardia (rapid heart rate), and cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heart beating) may be noted. Respiratory depression may lead to respiratory arrest. Contact with the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes may result in redness and irritation. Victims often have an elevated temperature.

(General first aid procedures)

TIH (Toxic Inhalation Hazard) - Term used to describe gases and volatile liquids that are toxic when inhaled. Some are TIH materials themselves, e.g., chlorine, and some release TIH gases when spilled in water, e.g., chlorosilanes. [ERG 2016].

0.25 [mg/m3], inhalable fraction[German Research Foundation (DFG)]

Fire Fighting: Self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece operated in pressure-demand or other positive pressure mode. /Endrin/

Cool fire-exposed containers with water.

Fire extinguishing agents: Water spray, dry chemical, foam, or carbon dioxide for fires involving solutions of aldrin in hydrocarbon solvents.

If material involved in fire: Extinguish fire using agent suitable for type of surrounding fire. (Material itself does not burn or burns with difficulty.)

Protect containers against physical damage. Store in well-ventilated, cool, dark place separated from sources of ignition. Outdoor or detached storage is preferred.

For liquids and solids: glass bottles, packed with inert cushioning material, or plastic bottles, together in a wooden box (15 l receptacle net, 75 kg package gross) or fiberboard box (5 l net, 40 kg package gross); cans, packed together in a wooden box of 75 kg gross or fiberboard box of 20 l receptacle net, 40 kg package gross; in metal drums of 450 kg gross. For solids only: paper or plastic bags packed together in a wooden box (5 kg receptacle, 75 kg package gross) or in a fiberboard box (5 kg receptacle, 40 kg package gross); wooden barrel, fiber or plywood drum of 200 kg package gross; waterproof multi-ply paper bag of 50 kg package gross.

PRECAUTIONS FOR "CARCINOGENS": Storage site should be as close as practical to lab in which carcinogens are to be used, so that only small quantities required for ... expt need to be carried. Carcinogens should be kept in only one section of cupboard, an explosion-proof refrigerator or freezer (depending on chemicophysical properties ...) that bears appropriate label. An inventory ... should be kept, showing quantity of carcinogen & date it was acquired ... Facilities for dispensing ... should be contiguous to storage area. /Chemical Carcinogens/

A PROCESS FOR REMOVING POLLUTANTS FROM DU PONT'S CHAMBERS WORKS PLANT IN DEEPWATER, NJ IS DESCRIBED. PROCESS CALLS FOR TREATMENT OF WASTES FROM ORG CHEM MFR PROCESSES BY NEUTRALIZATION & SETTLING, FOLLOWED BY A COMBINED POWDERED CARBON-BIOLOGICAL PROCESS.

Survey reports six case histories employing EPA's hazardous materials spills treatment trailer are reviewed. The trailer's ... treatment system has three mixed-media filters and three activated carbon columns to remove suspended, precipitated, and organic soluble materials. Spills of PCB, pentachlorophenol, kepone, termide (chlordane), heptachlor, aldrin, and dieldrin, toxaphene, and dinitrobutylphenol were treated by the EPA trailer, which was generally successful in mitigating environmental effects by filtering and carbon-adsorption. 90% removal was achieved for 21 of 23 compounds.

The effectiveness of reverse osmosis for removing toxic substances from municipal effluents was investigated. Laboratory and pilot plant studies on the removal of such substances as arsenic, cyanide, nitrilotriacetic acid, phenols, aldrin, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane, chlordane, malathion, and parathion are described. Reverse osmosis system permeation rates, variations in permeation rates with time, and removal efficiencies for various substances are presented. Chlorinated hydrocarbon and organic phosphate pesticides were almost completely removed by reverse osmosis, while heavy metal removal was consistently greater than 95%. Removal rates for other substances varied from 43-90%, depending on the substance and on the type of membrane used.

The applicability of carbon to remove toxicants on EPA's published list and fish kill due to influent and effluent from five industrial plants currently using adsorption as a treatment method are examined. In the laboratory, activated carbon can achieve levels of less than 1 mg/l of aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethene, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane, toxaphene, and aroclors 1254. In operating plants, the toxicity of wastes to fish due to unknown constituents is significantly reduced or totally removed by activated carbon treatment.

For more Cleanup Methods (Complete) data for ALDRIN (7 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

Excerpt from ERG Guide 131 [Flammable Liquids - Toxic]:

Excerpt from ERG Guide 151 [Substances - Toxic (Non-Combustible)]:

Potential candidate for rotary kiln incineration with a temperature of 820-1600 °C with residence times for liquids and gases: seconds; solids: hours. Also, a potential candidate for fluidized bed incineration with a temperature range of 450-980 °C with residence times for liquids and gases: seconds; Solids, longer.

Group I Containers: Combustible containers from organic or metallo-organic pesticides (except organic mercury, lead, cadmium, or arsenic compounds) should be disposed of in pesticide incinerators or in specified landfill sites. /Organic or metallo-organic pesticides/

Generators of waste (equal to or greater than 100 kg/mo) containing this contaminant, EPA hazardous waste number P004, must conform with USEPA regulations in storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste.

Group II Containers: Non-combustible containers from organic or metallo-organic pesticides (except organic mercury, lead, cadmium, or arsenic compounds) must first be triple-rinsed. Containers that are in good condition may be returned to the manufacturer or formulator of the pesticide product, or to a drum reconditioner for reuse with the same type of pesticide product, if such reuse is legal under Department of Transportation regulations (eg 49 CFR 173.28). Containers that are not to be reused should be punctured ... and transported to a scrap metal facility for recycling, disposal or burial in a designated landfill. /Organic or metallo-organic pesticides/

For more Disposal Methods (Complete) data for ALDRIN (9 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

Do NOT wash away into sewer. Sweep spilled substance into covered sealable containers. If appropriate, moisten first to prevent dusting. Carefully collect remainder. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations. Personal protection: chemical protection suit including self-contained breathing apparatus.

Provide an eyewash station. Where there is any possibility of exposure of an employee's body to endrin or liquids containing endrin, facilities for quick drenching of the body should be provided within the immediate work area for emergency use. /Endrin/

Eating and smoking should not be permitted in areas where endrin or liquids containing endrin are handled, processed, or stored. Wash hands with soap and water before eating, smoking, or using toilet facilities. /Endrin/

Good industrial hygiene practices recommend that engineering controls be used to reduce environmental concentrations to the permissible exposure levels. However, there are some exceptions where respirators may be used to control exposure. Respirators may be used when engineering and work practice controls are not technically feasible, when such controls are in the process of being installed, or when they fail and need to be supplemented. In addition to respirator selection, a complete respirator protection program should be instituted which includes regular training, maintenance, inspection, cleaning, and evaluation. /Endrin/

Clothing which has had any possibility of being contaminated ... should be placed in closed containers for storage until it can be discarded or until provision is made for the removal of /material/ from the clothing. ... If clothing has had any possibility of being contaminated ... employees should change into uncontaminated clothing before leaving the work premises. If the clothing is to be laundered or otherwise cleaned to remove the endrin, the person performing the operation should be informed of its hazardous properties. /Endrin/

For more Preventive Measures (Complete) data for ALDRIN (24 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

Aldrin was identified but not quantified in human adipose tissue(1). The levels of aldrin were monitored in human blood samples taken from 31 male subjects, ages 18-57, from the rural town of Ahmeddabad, India between 1989 to 1990(2). The concn of aldrin ranged from 0 to 0.8 ug/l (mean 0.2 ug/l)(2). Aldrin (0.041 + or - 0.068 mg/kg) exceeded the Codex Alimentarius Commission max residue limits in 3% of 154 samples of human milk collected 3-6 days after parturition from mothers at 4 hospitals in Quebec(3). In 45 samples of human milk, mean content of aldrin and dieldrin was 0.002 and 0.020 ppm, respectively(4). Only 2.2% of 411 Jordanian women tested positive for aldrin in breast milk; the mean concn of aldrin detected in breast milk was 0.86 mg/kg and 0.03 mg/l in the fat and milk, respectively(5).

Hepatic

[in animals: tumors of the lungs, liver, thyroid & adrenal glands]

/IT WAS/ REPORTED THAT HEPTACHLOR, 1,1,1-TRICHLORO-2,2-BIS(P-CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE, ENDRIN, & ALDRIN WERE TERATOGENIC IN CHICKEN EGGS & THAT COMBINATIONS OF THESE INSECTICIDES HAD /SYNERGISTIC/ EFFECTS ... .

Experiments were conducted to detect whether interactions in disposition between 2 insecticides might occur within the first few hours of exposure. Levels of both (14)C-labeled endrin and (3)H-labeled 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane were monitored in serum, gall bladders, and whole bodies during pre- and post exposures to each cmpd in mosquitofish. (3)H-labeled 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane for 4 hr generally reduced (14)C-labeled endrin accumulation in serum, gall bladders and whole bodies, whereas prior exposure to (14)C-labeled endrin exerted little effect on (3)H-labeled 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane accumulation. Simultaneous exposure to (3)H-labeled 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane and (14)C-labeled endrin reduced (3)H-labeled 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane accumulation in the gall bladder at all times and in the whole body during the first 2 hr; (14)C-labeled endrin accumulation was generally reduced in the gall bladder and whole body. (14)C-Labeled endrin levels in fish exposed subsequently to only (3)H-labeled 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane or 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethene were significantly higher in the gall bladder at all times after 0.5 hr and were reduced in the whole body at all times tested, compared to fish exposed subsequently only to uncontaminated water. While (14)C-labeled endrin post-treatment had no effect on (3)H-labeled 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane levels in the gall bladder, aldrin and dieldrin exposure resulted in significantly higher gall bladder levels of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane compared to fish exposed subsequently only to uncontaminated water. The insecticide interactions observed may be the result of competition for and/or displacement of insecticides from mutual binding sites.

Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) has been proposed for the treatment of seizures of different etiologies. The present study investigated the effect of MgCl2 on aldrin-induced seizures. Initially, 50 male rats received 60 mg aldrin/kg po & the effects were classified as muscular twitches, clonic convulsions or tonic-clonic convulsions. Another group of 40 rats dosed with 60 mg aldrin/kg po received 0, 4, 8, or 12 mg MgCl2/kg i.m. The % of tonic-clonic convulsant rats that resulted from MgCl2 treatment were 90% at 0 mg/kg, 50% at 4 mg/kg, 40% at 8 mg/kg & 20% at 12 mg MgCl2/kg. The % of survivors in the group receiving 12 mg MgCl2/kg was 80% while the control group had 20% survival. The clonic convulsions were not modified by MgCl2 treatment. Blood & brain concns of aldrin & dieldrin (metabolite of aldrin) did not differ among groups. The MgCl2 admin decr the neuroexcitability induced by aldrin & incr survivability.

Hepatic

central nervous system, liver, kidneys, skin

Aldrin is a neurotoxin and works by overstimulating the central nervous system. Ingestion of large amounts of aldrin causes convulsions and death. However, chronic exposure to lower amounts of aldrin also has adverse affects because it is oxidized to dieldrin, which accumulates in the body. Dieldrin is known to damage the nervous system, liver, and immune system. (L87)

LD50 ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS (MALLARD) ORAL FEMALE 520 MG/KG (95% CONFIDENCE LIMIT 229-1210 MG/KG) 3-4 MO OLD

LD50 PHASIANUS COLCHICUS (PHEASANT) FEMALE ORAL 16.8 MG/KG (95% CONFIDENCE LIMIT) 3-4 MO OLD

LD50 COLINIS VIRGINIANUS (BOBWHITE) FEMALE ORAL 6.59 MG/KG (95% CONFIDENCE LIMIT) 3-4 MO OLD

LD50 DENDROCYGNA BICOLOR (FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK) MALE ORAL 29.2 MG/KG (95% CONFIDENCE LIMIT) 3-6 MO OLD

For more Ecotoxicity Values (Complete) data for ALDRIN (26 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

TERRESTRIAL FATE: APPLICATION OF ALDRIN AT 3, 9, & 15 KG AI/HA IN CLAY LOAM & SANDY LOAM SOIL EVERY YEAR FROM 1972-1974 SHOWED RESIDUES REMAINED LONGER IN CLAY LOAM THAN IN SANDY LOAM SOIL. RATE OF CONVERSION TO DIELDRIN WAS HIGHER IN SANDY LOAM THAN IN CLAY LOAM SOIL. ALDRIN RESIDUES LEACHED INTO SOIL WITH RAIN WATER. NEITHER ALDRIN NOR DIELDRIN TRANSLOCATED IN MAIZE, PEARL MILLET PLANTS & GRAINS.

TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), a range of experimental Koc values of 400-28,000(2), indicates that aldrin is expected to be moderately mobile to immobile in soil(SRC). Volatilization of aldrin from moist soil surfaces is expected to be an important fate process(SRC) given an experimental Henry's Law constant of 4.4X10-5 atm-cu m/mole(3). Volatilization of aldrin from soil is more rapid when it is applied to the soil surface rather than incorporated into the soil(5). A loss of 50% from a surface application was estimated to occur within 1-2 weeks after application compared to 10-15 weeks for soil-incorporated aldrin(5). Aldrin is not expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon a vapor pressure of 1.2X10-4 mm Hg(4).

TERRESTRIAL FATE: Aldrin was applied at 1.5 kg ai/ha to flooded soil. After 30, 90, 120, 240, and 270 days, 44.2%, 55.4%, 74.13%, 88.07%, and 100% of the aldrin had dissipated from the soil(1). Aldrin applied at 20 lb/acre (incorporated into first 6 inches) to muck and loam had respective half-lives of 3.75 and 2.40 months for the first half-year and 13.0 and 9.7 months for the following three years(2). Three and one-half years following the application to a Miami silt loam of 20 and 200 lb aldrin incorporated 6 inches per acre, 1.12% and 2.55%, respectively, of the calculated initial amount of aldrin remained(2). Aldrin was applied 20 lb incorporated 6 inches per acre to Miami silt loam and at 100 lb incorporated 6 inches per acre to Plainfield sand(2). After incubation for 56 days at 6, 26, and 46 °C, 83.8%, 55.7% and 13.7% of the initial amount of recoverable aldrin remained on the Miami silt loam and 63%, 38%, and 10.2% remained on the Plainfield sand, respectively(2). After 2 months incubation at 30 °C, 44%, 58%, and 33% of about 15 ppm of aldrin applied remained in the Maahas, Louisiana, and Casiguran soils under upland (80% water saturated), respectively, and under flooded conditions, 65%, 81%, 74%, and 64% remained in the Pila, Maahas, Louisiana and Casiguran soils, respectively(3). Soils were treated with aldrin at 5 lb/acre from 1958-62(4). Dieldrin was formed from aldrin in the soil and constituted 50 and 90% of the aldrin plus dieldrin residues recovered in 1959 and 1963, respectively(4). Soils from AR, FL, HI, MD, MT, OR, and SC were treated with 10 ml of 0.5% aqueous aldrin emulsion/10 g soil(5). The preparations were placed randomly around a test site in the Harrison Experimental Forest in southern Mississippi. In all preparations except the Hawaiian soil, the percent degradation in the upper 0.5 inch layer (36-72%) was greater than in the lower layer (unspecified depth) (11-33%). In the Hawaiian soil samples, degradation in the lower layer was 63% and in the upper layer was 49%(5). Aldrin was converted into dieldrin in these studies(5). When aldrin was applied to agricultural soils in Germany, Spain, England and the United States, significant amounts of dieldrin derived from the applied aldrin were detected in the soils within 6 months of aldrin application(6). Aldrin was classified as moderately persistent meaning its half-life in soil ranged from 20-100 days(7).

Avg dietary intake of aldrin is 0.5 ng/kg body weight/day(1). Yearly positive food composites (daily intake in ug) for aldrin in 1971, were not found; in 1972, 0.2 (Trace); in 1973, 0.3 (0.006); in 1974, 0.3 (0.006); in 1975, 0.4 (0.2); in 1976, not found(1). Aldrin was detected in 0.7% of 784 samples of domestic cheese at an ave concn of 0.004 ppm(1); and aldrin was detected in 0.8% of 5471 samples of imported cheese at an ave concn of <0.0001 ppm(1). Aldrin was detected in 0.8% of 15200 samples of red meat at an ave concn of 0.0007 ppm (on fat basis) between 1972 to 1976(1). Between 1972 to 1976, 0.7% of poultry samples contained aldrin at an ave concn of 0.0005 ppm on a fat basis(1). 0.8% of 3281 domestic large fruit samples had an ave aldrin concn of 0.0002 ppm(1); 0.3% of 1048 imported large fruit samples had an ave aldrin concn of <0.0001 ppm ave(1). 0.3% of 1445 domestic small fruit samples had an ave aldrin concn of <0.0001 ppm ave(1); 0.4% of 2119 imported small fruit samples had an ave aldrin concn of <0.0001 ppm ave(1). 0.2% of 2954 domestic vine and ear vegetables samples had an ave aldrin concn of <0.0001 ppm(1); 0.3 % of 4117 imported vine and ear vegetables samples had an ave aldrin concn of 0.0001 ppm(1). 0.7% of 3248 domestic root vegetables samples had an ave aldrin concn of 0.0002 ppm(1); 0.3 % of 609 imported root vegetables samples had an ave aldrin concn of <0.0001 ppm(1). 0.1% of 947 domestic whole grains samples had an ave aldrin concn of <0.0001 ppm(1); 1.2 % of 85 imported root vegetables samples had an ave aldrin concn of 0.0002 ppm(1). 0.4% of 280 corn samples had an ave aldrin concn of <0.0001 ppm(1). 4.3% of 54 cottonseed samples had an ave aldrin concn of 0.409 ppm(1). 0.7% of 148 peanuts and peanut product samples had an ave aldrin concn of 0.0005 ppm(1). Aldrin was infrequently found in eggs and egg products, leaf and stem vegetables, and nuts(1). These values were determined on foods prior to the cessation of aldrin use in the early 1980's(SRC). One August 1973 to July 1984 food composite (fruits) contained 0.001 ppm aldrin(2). The ave concn of aldrin, in ready-to-eat foods tested repeatedly for 10 yrs through the US FDA's Revised Market Basket Study from 1982 to 1991, was 0.0016 ug/g(3).

The substance can be absorbed into the body through the skin and by ingestion.

inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact

Oral (L87) ; inhalation (L87) ; dermal (L87)

0.3% of 4638 domestic fluid milk samples had an ave aldrin concn of 0.0002 ppm(1). 1% of Spanish milk samples tested positive for aldrin with a mean concn of 0.0003 ppm(2).

Aldrin (0.041 + or - 0.068 mg/kg) exceeded the Codex Alimentarius Commission max residue limits in 3% of 154 samples of human milk collected 3-6 days after parturition from mothers at 4 hospitals in Quebec(1). In 45 samples of human milk, mean content of aldrin and dieldrin was 0.002 and 0.020 ppm, respectively(2). Only 2.2% of 411 Jordanian women tested positive for aldrin in breast milk; the mean concn of aldrin detected in breast milk was 0.86 mg/kg and 0.03 mg/l in the fat and milk, respectively(3).

P004; As stipulated in 40 CFR 261.33, when aldrin, as a commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate or an off-specification commercial chemical product or a manufacturing chemical intermediate, becomes a waste, it must be managed according to federal and/or state hazardous waste regulations. Also defined as a hazardous waste is any container or inner liner used to hold this waste or any residue, contaminated soil, water, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into water or on dry land, of this waste. Generators of small quantities of this waste may qualify for partial exclusion from hazardous waste regulations (40 CFR 261.5(e)).

As the federal pesticide law FIFRA directs, EPA is conducting a comprehensive review of older pesticides to consider their health and environmental effects and make decisions about their future use. Under this pesticide reregistration program, EPA examines health and safety data for pesticide active ingredients initially registered before November 1, 1984, and determines whether they are eligible for reregistration. In addition, all pesticides must meet the new safety standard of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. Aldrin is found on List A, which contains most food use pesticides and consists of the 194 chemical cases (or 350 individual active ingredients) for which EPA issued registration standards prior to FIFRA, as amended in 1988. Case No: 0172; Pesticide type: Insecticide; Registration Standard Date: 09/29/86; Case Status: No products containing the pesticide are actively registered ... The case /is characterized/ as "cancelled." Under FIFRA, pesticide producers may voluntarily cancel their registered products. EPA also may cancel pesticide registrations if registrants fail to pay required fees or make/meet certain reregistration commitments, or if EPA reaches findings of unreasonable adverse effects.; Active ingredient (AI): Aldrin; AI Status: The active ingredient is no longer contained in any registered pesticide products ... "cancelled."

Persons in charge of vessels or facilities are required to notify the National Response Center (NRC) immediately, when there is a release of this designated hazardous substance, in an amount equal to or greater than its reportable quantity of 1 lb or 0.454 kg. The toll free number of the NRC is (800) 424-8802; In the Washington D.C. metropolitan area (202) 426-2675. The rule for determining when notification is required is stated in 40 CFR 302.4 (section IV. D.3.b).

Releases of CERCLA hazardous substances are subject to the release reporting requirement of CERCLA section 103, codified at 40 CFR part 302, in addition to the requirements of 40 CFR part 355. Aldrin is an extremely hazardous substance (EHS) subject to reporting requirements when stored in amounts in excess of its threshold planning quantity (TPQ) of 500 or 10,000 lbs. Extremely hazardous substances that are solids are subject to either of two threshold planning quantities ... The lower quantity applies only if the solid exists in powdered form and has a particle size less than 100 microns; or is handled in solution or in molten form; or meets the criteria for a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) rating of 2, 3 or 4 for reactivity. If the solid does not meet any of these criteria, it is subject to the upper ... threshold planning quantity ... .

Aldrin is designated as a hazardous substance under section 311(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and further regulated by the Clean Water Act Amendments of 1977 and 1978. These regulations apply to discharges of this substance. This designation includes any isomers and hydrates, as well as any solutions and mixtures containing this substance.

Toxic pollutant designated pursuant to section 307(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and is subject to effluent limitations. /Aldrin/Dieldrin/

(AZ) ARIZONA 0.002 ug/l

(FL) FLORIDA 0.002 ug/l

(CA) CALIFORNIA 0.02 ug/l

(NH) NEW HAMPSHIRE 0.002 ug/l

(ME) MAINE 0.02 ug/l

Used as an insecticide;

In 1974, EPA banned all uses except termite control. In 1987, EPA banned all uses. [ATSDR ToxFAQs]

For Aldrin (USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code: 045101) there are 0 labels match. /SRP: Not registered for current use in the U.S., but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses./

INSECTICIDE (ESP AGAINST TERMITES); INSECTICIDE AGAINST SOIL & COTTON INSECTS, TURF PESTS, WHITE GRUBS & CORN ROOTWORMS. /SRP: FORMER USE/

INSECTICIDE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AGAINST A RANGE OF SOIL-DWELLING PESTS ... AT 0.5 TO 5.0 KG/HECTARE. /SRP: FORMER USE/

Aldrin has been used mainly against insects, primarily soil insects, which attack field, forage, vegetable, and fruit crops.

(1982) 7.70X10+8 G (PRINCPL CUSTMS DISTS)

Before the 1974 near-total ban by EPA on aldrin use, aldrin was not imported into the United States. Aldrin was imported from Shell International (Holland) for formulation and limited use in the United States from 1974 to 1985, except when imports were temporarily ceased in 1979 and 1980. Between 1981 and 1985, an estimated 1-1.5 million pounds of aldrin were imported annually. EPA reports that aldrin has not been imported since 1985.

(1977) NOT PRODUCED COMMERCIALLY IN USA

(1982) NOT PRODUCED COMMERCIALLY IN USA

Not produced commercially in the USA

DIELS-ALDER ADDITION OF HEXACHLOROCYCLOPENTADIENE WITH EXCESS OF BICYCLOHEPTADIENE

Aldrin was manufactured by the Diels-Alder condensation of hexchloropentadiene with bicyclo[2.2.1]-2,5-heptadiene. The final condensation reaction was usually performed at approximately 120 °C and at atmospheric pressure. Excess bicycloheptadiene was removed by distillation. The final product was usually further purified by recrystallization.

USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code 045101; Trade Names: seedrin; ENT-15949; aldocit; Aldrex; Compound 118; Drinox; Kortofin; Octalene; OMS-194; SD 2794; Tatuzinho; Tipula. /Former trade names/

TECHNICAL ALDRIN CONTAINS NOT LESS THAN 90% OF ALDRIN DEFINED AS MIXTURE ... NOT LESS THAN 85.5% OF MAIN INGREDIENT, NOT LESS THAN 4.5% OF /SRP: OTHER IMPURITIES WITH INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY/, & NOT MORE THAN 10% OF OTHER COMPOUNDS.

EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATE: 2 LB TECHNICAL ALDRIN/IMPERIAL GALLON & (EPICHLORHYDRIN MAY BE INCORPORATED ... TO PREVENT CORROSION BY HYDROCHLORIC ACID ... ) 20-25%. /SRP: NOTE THAT EPICHLOROHYDRIN IS A KNOWN CARCINOGEN/. WETTABLE POWDERS DEHYDROCHLORINATION BY SOME CATALYTICALLY-ACTIVE CARRIERS PREVENTED BY ADDITION OF UREA. 2% & 5% DUSTS. 5% & 20% GRANULES. 75% WETTABLE POWDERS FOR SEED TREATMENT. INSECTICIDAL LACQUERS. AQUEOUS EMULSIONS CONTAINING ALDRIN & THE SULFOSUCCINIC ACID ESTER OF OLEIC ACID ... .

Urea may be added to prevent dehydrochlorination by certain carriers

For more Formulations/Preparations (Complete) data for ALDRIN (6 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard identifies Aldrin as an active ingredient believed to be obsolete or discontinued for use as a pesticide. The international trade of Aldrin ... is regulated by the Rotterdam convention on Prior Informed Consent (see http://www.pic.int/), which entered force on 24 February 2004. According to the PIC Convention, export of /Aldrin/ can only take place with the prior informed consent of the importing Party. ...(further information can be found at: http://www.pic.int/). The use and production of Aldrin ... is prohibited or severely restricted by the Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants, which entered force on 17 May 2004. See http://www.pops.int/.

All uses of aldrin have been cancelled in US.

IN USA, UNITED KINGDOM, & NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES ALDRIN (BSI, ISO) STANDS FOR FORMULATIONS CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 95% OF /PURE/ CMPD ... & NOT MORE THAN 5% OF INSECTICIDALLY ACTIVE RELATED COMPOUNDS. IN CANADA, DENMARK, & USSR ALDRIN STANDS FOR PURE CMPD. ... HHDN (ISO) ALSO IS RECOGNIZED AS A NON-PROPRIETARY NAME & MEANS ... PURE CHEMICAL.

COMPATIBLE WITH MOST FERTILIZERS, HERBICIDES, FUNGICIDES, & INSECTICIDES.

For more General Manufacturing Information (Complete) data for ALDRIN (8 total), please visit the HSDB record page.