Aldrin and dieldrin: A review of research on their production, environmental deposition and fate, bioaccumulation, toxicology, and epidemiology in the United States

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 109, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 113-139

  Jorgenson, J L ^a  

^a International Water Specialist   (United States)

Author keywords

Air; Bioaccumulation; Birds; Breast cancer; Breast milk; Colon cancer; Data sources; Endocrine disrupter; Fish; Manufacturing; Marine mammals; Neurotoxicity; Parkinson's disease; Pesticide; POP; Reproductive; Soil; Transplacenta; Water

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; DIOXIN; ENDRIN; FURAN; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MIREX; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AIR POLLUTION; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; BREAST CANCER; COLON CANCER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA BASE; EARTHWORM; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FISH; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAMMAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PLANT; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECTUM CANCER; SOIL POLLUTION; TESTIS CANCER; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WATER SAMPLING;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0035058377     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109s1113     Document Type: Article

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