Dicofol is a non-systemic insecticide used for a variety of crops. It can be synthesized from dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane(DDT) via chlorination followed by hydrolysis.[1][2]
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Environmental science and pollution research international, 16(2), 214-217 (2008-12-05)
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
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A, 73(13-14), 991-1002 (2010-06-22)
The Brazilian Agency of Sanitary Vigilance (ANVISA) conducted a study that demonstrated the presence of residues of several pesticides in fresh fruits and vegetables that were available for purchase by the general populace. In order to evaluate potential adverse health
n-Octanol/water partition coefficients (P) for DDTs and dicofol were determined by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) on a C(18) column using methanol-water mixture as mobile phase. A dual-point retention time correction (DP-RTC) was proposed to rectify chromatographic retention time
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