Published January 1, 2009 | Version v1
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Contents and sources of DDT impurities in dicofol formulations in Turkey

  • 1. Adnan Menderes Univ, Fac Agr, TR-09100 Aydin, Turkey
  • 2. Adnan Menderes Univ, Dept Pharmacol & Toxicol, Fac Vet Med, TR-09100 Aydin, Turkey
  • 3. Univ Akron, Dept Civil Engn, Akron, OH 44325 USA

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Dicofol is widely used as a pesticide in agriculture applications. Since dicofol is mainly synthesized from dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane (DDT), it contains DDT as an impurity. The European Community has forced Prohibition Directive 79/117/EEC to reduce DDT in dicofol formulations. Specifically, DDT content in a dicofol formulation cannot exceed 0.1%. The goal of this project was to determine the DDT content in dicofol formulations used in Turkey.

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