DIELDRIN

CHEMICAL PROFILES|Chemical Profile

Chemical:	DIELDRIN
CAS Number:	60-57-1

Chemical Profile for DIELDRIN (CAS Number: 60-57-1)

Human Health Hazards

Hazard Rankings

Chemical Use Profile

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Regulatory Coverage

Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information Needed for Safety Assessment

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Human Health Hazards

Health Hazard Reference(s)

Recognized: Carcinogen P65

Suspected: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant HAZMAP LADO RTECS

Endocrine Toxicant GUIL IL-EPA JNIHS KEIT WWF

Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant ATSDR RTECS

Immunotoxicant RTECS

Kidney Toxicant MERCK

Neurotoxicant ATSDR DAN EVAN RTECS

Reproductive Toxicant JANK

Respiratory Toxicant RTECS

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Hazard Rankings

More hazardous than most chemicals in 8 out of 9 ranking systems.

Ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to ecosystems and human health.

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Chemical Use Profile

No data on industrial use in Scorecard.

Used in pesticide products.

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Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

No data on environmental releases in Scorecard.

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Regulatory Coverage

On at least 5 federal regulatory lists.

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Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information on whether basic tests to identify chemical hazards have been conducted on this chemical is not available in US EPA's 1998 hazard data availability study.

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Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Lacks at least some of the data required for safety assessment.

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Links

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