Formulation of water-dispersible nanopermethrin for larvicidal applications

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1932-1936

  Anjali, C H ^a   Sudheer Khan, S ^a   Margulis Goshen, Katrin ^b   Magdassi, Shlomo ^b   Mukherjee, Amitava ^a   Chandrasekaran, N ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bulk permethrin; Cx. quinquefasciatus; Larvicidal; LC50; Nanopermethrin

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT; NANOPERMETHRIN; OIL; PERMETHRIN; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EMULSION; OIL; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMETHRIN; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DISPERSION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EVAPORATION; LC 50; MICROEMULSION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER CONTAMINATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CULEX; EMULSIONS; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; NANOSTRUCTURES; OILS; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMETHRIN; SOLVENTS; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 77957926928     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.08.039     Document Type: Article

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