Fate and distribution of fipronil on companion animals and in their indoor residences following spot-on flea treatments

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 913-924

  Dyk, Melinda Bigelow ^a   Liu, Y ^a,b   Chen, Zhenshan ^a   Vega, Helen ^a   Krieger, Robert I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biomonitoring; companion animals; exposure assessment; Fipronil; flea control

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSIS; BIOMONITORING; COTTON GLOVES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FIPRONIL; HEALTH CONCERNS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; LOW LEVEL; PPB LEVELS; TRIFLUOROMETHYL;

COTTON; CYANIDES;

ANIMALS;

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

BIOMONITORING; CANID; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; URINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FLEA; HAIR; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PET ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HAIR; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PETS; PYRAZOLES; SIPHONAPTERA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 84866144293     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2012.706548     Document Type: Article

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