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Safety evaluation of various vector repellents in combination with deltamethrin in Wistar rats
Background: Vector repellents are used globally to avoid insect bites and control transmission of diseases. It is important to ensure safety levels of these compounds, although they are noxious to insects.
Anitha Magesh +4 more
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Matricaria chamomilla flower essential oils (EOs) blue Egyptian (EO-1), chamomile German CO2 (EO-2), and chamomile German (EO-3) and the pure compound α-bisabolol were evaluated against red imported fire ants (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta Buren, black ...
Farhan Mahmood Shah +6 more
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Greywater irrigation as a source of organic micro-pollutants to shallow groundwater and nearby surface water [PDF]
Increased water demands due to population growth and increased urbanisation have driven adoption of various water reuse practices. The irrigation of greywater (water from all household uses, except toilets) has been proposed as one potential sustainable ...
Albalawneh +39 more
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Validation and Mechanistic Studies of the Headspace Effect in MOF Synthesis
For a fixed vessel volume, the rate of metal–organic framework formation is shown to depend on the amount of solution employed. This headspace effect is demonstrated to arise only in the presence of oxygen. Mechanistic studies demonstrate that oxygen reacts with the formamide solvent and contributes to nitrosamine side products.
Julia C. Donovan +2 more
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Behavioral Risks for West Nile Virus Disease, Northern Colorado, 2003
In 2003, residents in 2 adjacent cities in northern Colorado (Loveland and Fort Collins) had severe outbreaks of human West Nile virus (WNV) disease. Unexpectedly, age-adjusted neuroinvasive disease rates were higher in Loveland (38.6 vs.
Indira B. Gujral +3 more
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The presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic environment may pose potential threat to the ecosystem and human health, hence PPCPs have aroused much concern over the world. The contamination of PPCPs in the groundwater,
Qian Sui +5 more
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The aim of the currrent investigation was to evaluate (a) the toxicity of three pyrethroids (deltamethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, and tetramethrin); (b) the effect of these insecticides on the locomotor activity; and (c) the repellent effect of N,N-diethyl ...
Valeria Sfara +2 more
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The mysterious multi-modal repellency of DEET [PDF]
DEET is the most effective insect repellent available and has been widely used for more than half a century. Here, I review what is known about the olfactory and contact mechanisms of DEET repellency.
DeGennaro, Matthew
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Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic illness that affects upward of 32% of deployed Veterans to the 1991 Gulf War (GW). The symptoms are medically unexplained, ranging across cognitive deficits, fatigue, gastrointestinal problems, and musculoskeletal pain.
Modeline Jean-Pierre +6 more
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This study mainly focused on the occurrence of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) in sewage dewatered sludge and their discharges through sludge disposal from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs).
Rui Dong +6 more
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