chemical information
CAS RN:
309-00-2
Chemical Class:
Manufacturing/Use Status
banned for use/manufacture in the U.S.
Found in these people:
Baby #1, Baby #2, Baby #3, Baby #4, Baby #5, Baby #6, Baby #8, Baby #10, Anonymous Adult 1, Kathy Fowler
Found in these locations:
Rockville, MD
Aldrin
Organochlorine chemical, a class largely banned in the U.S. that builds up in the body over time, linked to cancer and reproductive harm.
Aldrin has been found in 13 of the 27 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies. It has also been found in 4 of the 2,547 people tested in CDC biomonitoring studies.
Top health concerns for Aldrin (References)
| health concern or target organ | weight of evidence |
| Reproduction and fertility | unknown |
Results for Aldrin
in blood serum (lipid weight)
Showing results from EWG/Commonweal Study #1, industrial chemicals and pesticides in adults, EWG/Commonweal Study #4, industrial chemicals and pesticides in cord blood, EWG Study #3, industrial chemicals and pesticides in adults, EWG Study #8, chemicals in mother and 2 children, San Francisco Reporter
EWG/Commonweal results
- geometric mean: 0.0177 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- found in 13 of 27 people in the group
CDC biomonitoring results
- geometric mean: 3.14 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- found in 4 of 2547 people in the group
| ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum | 8.5 | |
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Aldrin results
Detailed toxicity classifications (References)
| classification | governing entity/references |
| Reproductive effects - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Damgaard, I. N., N. E. Skakkebaek, et al. (2006). Persistent pesticides in human breast milk and cryptorchidism. Environ Health Perspect 114(7): 1133-8. |
