12
Dioxin
Residues
in
Lakeland
Sand
and
Bald
Eagle Samples
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E D W I N A. W O O L S O N and P E T E R D . J. ENSOR Plant Science Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U . S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, M d . 20705 WILLIAM L . REICHEL U . S. Department of Interior, Patuxent Wildlife Center, Laurel, Md. 20810 ALVIN L.
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U . S. Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 32542
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
(TCDD)
is a
contaminant of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic Higher
chlorinated
pentachlorophenol.
dioxins are possible
acid
possible (2,4,5-T).
contaminants of
To assess the ecological importance of
chlorinated dioxins, eagle tissue was examined by electron-capture gas chromatography for the presence of dioxins. No dioxins were detected at a minimum detection limit of 50 ppb.
Eagle samples from various regions in the
States were included. Florida
were analyzed for TCDD
lbs 2,4,5-T/acre
United
Soil samples from a Lakeland sand in after applying up to 947
(between 1962-1969). No TCDD
was de-
tected at a minimum limit of
