Are insect repellents toxic to freshwater insects? A case study using caddisflies exposed to DEET

Chemosphere

Volumn 149, Issue , 2016, Pages 177-182

  Campos, Diana ^a   Gravato, Carlos ^a   Quintaneiro, Carla ^a   Koba, Olga ^b   Randak, Tomas ^b   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a   Pestana, João L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Energy reserves; Feeding behaviour; Freshwater insects; N,N Diethyl 3 methylbenzamide; Sericostoma vittatum

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; FEEDING; WATER;

ENERGY RESERVES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; FRESHWATER INSECTS; INFORMATION CONCERNING; LIPID PEROXIDATION LEVELS; METHYLBENZAMIDE; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; SERICOSTOMA VITTATUM;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CATALASE; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; FRESH WATER; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMARKER; CADDISFLY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PPCP; REPELLENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERICOSTOMA VITTATUM; TRICHOPTERA; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

HEXAPODA; SERICOSTOMA VITTATUM; TRICHOPTERA;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; DEET; FRESH WATER; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84960109865     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.098     Document Type: Article

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