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Dieldrin

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007907

1. An organochlorine insecticide no longer registered for use in the United States. Also a degradation product of the insecticide aldrin.

2. As identified by the chemical name 1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-1,4-endo-5,8-exo-dimethanonaphthalene

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007907
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary; 40 CFR 129.4 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007907",
  "term": "Dieldrin",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An organochlorine insecticide no longer registered for use in the United States. Also a degradation product of the insecticide aldrin.\n\n2. As identified by the chemical name 1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-1,4-endo-5,8-exo-dimethanonaphthalene",
  "references": [
    "USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary",
    "40 CFR 129.4 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dieldrin/"
}

Record 7,907 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.