CAS Number
60-57-1
Properties
- binds strongly to soil particles
- forms from Aldrin in organisms
- is a persistent organic pollutant
Main sources
- agriculture: insecticide used against soil and disease-carrying insects
Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO
(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)
- Air 1 kg/year
- Water 1 kg/year
- Soil 1 kg/year
Impacts
- suspected carcinogenic effect
very toxic to most fish
very slow decomposition (soil half-life of five years in a temperate climate)
Measures
- banned since the Stockholm Convention came into force in 2004
