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Two years later, the agency banned most uses of aldrin and dieldrin, with an exception for termite control.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Once abundant around the world, their numbers began to dwindle after World War II because of the use of pesticides like dieldrin, aldrin and DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
For example, Grannas and her colleagues found that the chemical aldrin, historically used in pesticides, could transform more readily into the even more toxic chemical dieldrin in ice.
—Sophia Chen, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Once abundant around the world, their numbers began to dwindle after World War II because of the use of pesticides like dieldrin, aldrin and DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
For example, Grannas and her colleagues found that the chemical aldrin, historically used in pesticides, could transform more readily into the even more toxic chemical dieldrin in ice.
—Sophia Chen, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
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“Aldrin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aldrin. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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Aldrin
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Al·drin
ˈȯl-drən 
Buzz 1930– originally Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. American astronaut
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