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Toxicity of Malathion and Diazinon Byproducts Generated Through the UV/Nano-Zn Process
The potential toxicity of Diazinon and malathion byproducts had been poorly studied. This study aimed to determine the toxicity of malathion, Diazinon, and their...
Insecticide Diazinon can still be used, but its days on the market are numbered
The restrictions on the use of Diazinon actually started in 1988 when the EPA canceled registration of Diazinon for use on golf courses and...
Degradation of ‘Diazinon’ by Synergistic Microbial Action
THE mechanisms and pathways involved in the degradation of pesticides have received more attention as efforts to define the extent of environmental contamination by...
Effect of Diazinon on Plasma Lipid Constituents in Experimental Animals
There has been increasing interest in studying the various effects of organophosphate insecticides in humans and experimental animals. Only a few data are available...
Diazinon impairs bioenergetics and induces membrane permeability transition on mitochondria isolated from rat liver
Diazinon (DZN) is a broad-spectrum insecticide extensively used to control pests in crops and animals. Several investigators demonstrated that Diazinon produced tissue toxicity especially...
Diazinon Insecticides for Home, Garden to Be Phased out
EPA has canceled registrations for dozens of residential lawn care and garden products containing the organophosphate insecticide Diazinon [Fed. Reg., 69, 48864]. These products...
Pesticides diazinon and diuron increase glutathione levels
Zebrafish have been increasingly used for monitoring and assessing the effects of different contaminants in the aquatic environments. In the present study, zebrafish embryos...
Comparison of Diazinon Toxicity to Temperate and Tropical Freshwater Daphnia Species
In recent decades, most of the developed countries are shifting toward a chemical-free agriculture, also known as ‘‘organic’’ agriculture/farming, or in other words, decreasing...
EPA Takes Pest Killer Diazinon Off the Shelves
Retailers in the United States are prohibited from selling Diazinon, a highly effective killer of a variety of yard pests such as ants and...
Effects of exposure to Diazinon on the lung and small intestine of Guinea pig
Considerable toxicity data of chemicals have been produced in the past few years. The environmental contamination with pesticides is a problem of the regional...