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Pesticide residues on fruit. III. —aldrin and dieldrin residues on strawberries with some reference to insecticide persistence in the soil
Author(s) -
Tew R. P.,
Sillibourne J. M.
Publication year - 1961
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.2740120907
Subject(s) - aldrin , dieldrin , pesticide , pesticide residue , persistence (discontinuity) , agronomy , biology , toxicology , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Measurements of deposits and residues, on fruit and in the soil, of insecticides used in trials for the control of the strawberry seed beetle, Harpalus rufipes Deg., have shown that aldrin is much to be preferred to dieldrin on grounds of efficiency, consumer hazard and cost.