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RECORD NUMBER: 11 OF 16| Main Title | Field Disposal of DDT: Effectiveness of Acidified Powdered Zinc on Reduction of DDT in Soil. | |||||||||||
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| Author | Staiff, Donald C. ; Butler, Larry C. ; Davis., James E. ; | |||||||||||
| CORP Author | Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, N.C. | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1976 | |||||||||||
| Report Number | EPA/600/J-77/014; | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB-268 137 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Soil analysis ; DDT ; Insecticides ; Decomposition ; Degradation ; Zinc ; Acid treatment ; Sampling ; Chlorine organic compounds ; Reprints ; DDD insecticide ; DDMS insecticide | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 13p | |||||||||||
| Abstract | In order to investigate methods suitable for field disposal of small quantities of excess DDT on farms and orchards, the degradation of DDT buried with various concentrations of powdered zinc and a mild acid was followed. Powdered zinc mixed with DDT, acetone, and acetic acid led to the formation of DDD and DDMS, which are environmentally less objectionable than DDT or DDE. |