Assessment of the environmental fate and ecotoxicity of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET)

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-134

  Weeks, J A ^a   Guiney, P D ^a   Nikiforovz, A I ^b  

^a S C Johnson & Son Inc   (United States)

^b Toxicology Regulatory Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic toxicity; Bioaccumulation; Biodegradation; DEET; Environmental fate; Insect repellents; N,N diethyl m toluamide

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COLINUS; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; COLINUS; DEET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84859716050     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1246     Document Type: Article

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