| Abstract: | Dicofol is persistent in soil and on plants. No compelling evidence exists that dicofol breaks down or is metabolized to DDTr in nature. Dicofol does not accumulate in birds as rapidly as DDE, and it has reproductive effects that are less harmful than DDE. Fish, birds, and mammals are reproductively sensitive to dicofol products, but levels presently found in wildlife are below levels shown experimentally to cause significant harm. Eggs of fish-eating wild birds from citrus, cotton, and apple-growing areas should be analyzed for dicofol residues. Nest success of fish-eating birds in the most contaminated populations should be studied to evaluate the environmental effects of dicofol. |
| Genre: | Federal Government Series |
| ProdID: | 5230210 |
| Citation Author: | Clark, D.R., Jr. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 37 |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Available from NTIS, order PB-91128421 |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Citation Series: | Fish and Wildlife Technical Report |
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| Citation Series Number: | No. 29 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Dicofol (Kelthane) as an environmental contaminant: A review; 1990; Federal Government Series; No. 29; Clark, D.R., Jr. |
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| Citation Year: | 1990 |
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| Text: | Dicofol (Kelthane) as an environmental contaminant: A review; 1990; Federal Government Series; No. 29; Clark, D.R., Jr. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31822009510348?urlappend=%3Bseq=73 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:33 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
