Dieldrin
Very effective insecticide that was widely used as contact and stomach poison for soil insects like termites, grasshoppers and beetles and for textile pests until the early 1970s
Furthermore, it was used in the control of tropical vectors like the tsetse fly.
Dieldrin is the main metabolite and active ingredient of Aldrin.
It is virtually insoluble in water. In soil it adheres to particles and may enter surface waters during run-off incidences. Adsorbed to dust particles, dieldrin can be transported over long distances in the atmosphere.
The compound is toxic to animals and humans. Moreover, there is evidence for carcinogenicity and endocrine disrupting activity.
In the environment, dieldrin is very persistent. It is accumulated by plants and animals and enriches in the food web (biomagnification).
When the Stockholm Convention entered into force in 2004, the use of dieldrin was restricted to agricultural applications.
In the Federal Republic of Germany, dieldrin is banned since 1971.
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Specimen
| Roe deer, one-year-old | The roe deer is the most common of the larger herbivores (first order-consumer) to be found in the wild in Europe. |
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| Herring gull | Inshore, the herring gull mainly feeds from the sea: upon fish, mussels, and crabs. |
Sampling area
| BR/NP Berchtesgaden | The only high mountains national park in Germany and an area of the Limestone Alps with international relevance. |
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| Saarländischer Verdichtungsraum | Important, old-industrialised conurbation in Germany. |
| Bornhöveder Seengebiet | Main watershed between the North- and Baltic Sea. |
| NP Bayerischer Wald | The Bavarian Forest National Park is Germany's first national park. |
| NP Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft | National Park in the largest brackish water (Bodden) habitat of the world. |
| BR/NP Wattenmeere | National park in the world largest connected sand and mud flats. |
| Dübener Heide | Region in the chemical triangle of Central Germany. |
| NP Harz | The Harz National Park is Germany's largest forest national park. |
| Solling | Second highest and largest low mountain range in Northern Germany. |
| BR Pfälzerwald | Germany's largest connected forest area in a range of low mountains. |
| Oberbayerisches Tertiärhügelland | The Upper Bavarian Tertiary Uplands are a part of the Southern German Molasse Basin. |
Sampling period
1988 - 2010