The publication of "Silent Spring" (a widely read and highly influential popular account of the environmental and health effects of pesticides) by Rachel Carson in 1962 was a key driving force in raising this concern.
Prve omejitve uporabe dieldirna in sorodnih kemikalij v Avstraliji so bili uvedeni leta 1961-2, z registracijo, potrebne za njihovo uporabo na proizvodnost živali, kot so krave in piščanci.