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The depletion of insecticidal emulsions in contact with sheep fleece
Author(s) -
MacHin A. F.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740070505
Subject(s) - dieldrin , aldrin , chemistry , grease , pesticide , toxicology , biology , biochemistry , agronomy
The depletion and subsequent fate of insecticide and solvent from emulsions of BHC, DDT, Dieldrin and Aldrin in contact with sheep fleece under equilibrium conditions has been studied. It is shown that this depletion is essentially due to the grease associated with the fleece. There are marked differences between the depletion of BHC and Dieldrin on the one hand and DDT and Aldrin on the other; the mechanism of depletion is discussed with particular reference to these differences.