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Public Health Statement for Diazinon
This Public Health Statement is the summary chapter from the Toxicological Profile for Diazinon. It is one in a series of Public Health Statements...
Enhancement of diazinon degradation and chemical analysis of metabolites
IN THIS study, Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain GH2NO8 showed effective activity in Diazinon degradation. This bacterial strain was able to degrade of Diazinon as...
Degradation of pesticides diazinon and diazoxon by phosphotriesterase
Enzymatic hydrolysis by phosphotriesterase (PTE) is one of the most effective ways of degrading organophosphorus pesticides, but the catalytic efficiency depends on the structural...
The Fate of Diazinon Applied to Thatched Turf
Diazinon (0,0-diethyl-0-(2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-primidinyl) phosphorothioate) is widely used to control turfgrass insect pests. Poor control of soil-inhabiting insects has been found where Diazinon has been applied...
Diazinon Toxicity, Fate and Transport and Environmental Impact
Environmental contamination by pesticides is one of the problems of recent decades in the world. The consumption of pesticides in agriculture has intensified since...
Diazinon Reduction in the Feather and Sacramento Rivers
Water quality in nine watersheds within the Lower Sacramento Basin in California’s Central Valley has been improved using the watershed approach to control pesticide...
EPA allows diazinon uses to continue
Under the federal pesticide law, pesticides may not be used in the United States unless they are registered for a particular Diazinon was...
Children in agricultural communities are poisoned by diazinon
After application in the fields, Diazinon can become airborne and drift into nearby homes, schools, and playgrounds. Air monitoring in Florida and California has...
Farmworkers are exposed to dangerous levels of diazinon in the fields
EPA has identified at least 118 different agricultural scenarios that put farmworkers at risk of overexposure to Diazinon. Even when farmworkers wear respirators and...
Diazinon is toxic to both humans and wildlife
Exposure to Diazinon can result a neurological impairment called cholinesterase inhibition. Symptoms include muscle spasms, confusion, dizziness, seizures, vomiting, diarrhea, coma, and death. Diazinon...