Is there a risk associated with the insect repellent DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) commonly found in aquatic environments?

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 214-220

  Costanzo, S D ^a   Watkinson, A J ^a   Murby, E J ^b   Kolpin, D W ^c   Sandstrom, M W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DEET; Diethyl toluamide; Emerging pollutants; Environment; Risk; Toxicity; Water

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; TOXICITY;

DIETHYL TOLUAMIDE; EMERGING POLLUTANTS;

AMIDES;

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; INSECT REPELLENT; RIVER WATER; SEA WATER;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REPELLENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOTA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASHORE; STREAM (RIVER); TOXICITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DEET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 34548032744     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.05.036     Document Type: Article

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