chemical information
CAS RN:
60-57-1
Chemical Class:
Found in these people:
Baby #1, Baby #2, Baby #3, Baby #4, Baby #5, Baby #6, Baby #7, Baby #8, Baby #9, Baby #10, Anonymous Adult 1, Kathy Fowler, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Sara Corbett
Found in these locations:
Rockville, MD; Upstate New York, NY; NY, USA
Dieldrin
Organochlorine chemical, a class largely banned in the U.S. that builds up in the body over time, linked to cancer and reproductive harm.
Dieldrin has been found in 18 of the 27 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies. It has also been found in 1,016 of the 2,547 people tested in CDC biomonitoring studies.
Top health concerns for Dieldrin (References)
| health concern or target organ | weight of evidence |
| Reproduction and fertility | unknown |
Results for Dieldrin
in blood serum (lipid weight)
Showing results from EWG/Commonweal Study #1, industrial chemicals and pesticides in adults, EWG/Commonweal Study #4, industrial chemicals and pesticides in cord blood, San Francisco Reporter, EWG Study #8, chemicals in mother and 2 children, EWG Study #3, industrial chemicals and pesticides in adults
EWG/Commonweal results
- geometric mean: 2.07 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- found in 18 of 27 people in the group
CDC biomonitoring results
- geometric mean: 4.65 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- found in 1016 of 2547 people in the group
| ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum | 670 | |
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Dieldrin results
Detailed toxicity classifications (References)
| classification | governing entity/references |
| Reproductive effects - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Damgaard, I. N., N. E. Skakkebaek, et al. (2006). Persistent pesticides in human breast milk and cryptorchidism. Environ Health Perspect 114(7): 1133-8. |
