Fact Sheet on the Use of Malathion in Mosquito Control Programs
Author : Canada. Pest Management Regulatory Agency
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Page : 1 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 2003
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ISBN : 9780662339977
Author : Canada. Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Publisher :
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 2003
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ISBN : 9780662339977
Author : Canada. Health Canada
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Page : 5 pages
File Size : 32,15 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Insecticides
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Author : Canada. Pest Management Regulatory Agency
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Page : 1 pages
File Size : 15,46 MB
Release : 2003
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ISBN : 9780662339977
Author : Canada. Pest Management Regulatory Agency
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Page : 1 pages
File Size : 49,11 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Chlorpyrifos
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Author : Rolf Penner
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Page : 9 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Malathion
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Author : IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,70 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Carcinogens
ISBN : 9789283201502
This volume of the IARC Monographs provides evaluations of the carcinogenicity of some organophosphate insecticides and herbicides, including diazinon, glyphosate, malathion, parathion, and tetrachlorvinphos. Diazinon acts on a wide range of insects on crops, gardens, livestock, and pets, but most uses have been restricted in the USA, Canada, and the European Union since the 1980s. Glyphosate is the most heavily used agricultural and residential herbicide in the world, and has been detected in soil, air, surface water, and groundwater, as well as in food. Malathion is one of the oldest and most widely used organophosphate insecticides, and has a broad spectrum of applications in agriculture and public health, notably mosquito control. The insecticide parathion has been largely banned or restricted throughout the world due to toxicity to wildlife and humans. Tetrachlorvinphos is banned in the European Union, but continues to be used in the USA and elsewhere as an insecticide on animals, including in pet flea collars. The IARC Monographs Working Group reviewed epidemiological evidence, animal bioassays, and mechanistic and other relevant data to reach conclusions as to the carcinogenic hazard to humans of these agents.
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Page : 78 pages
File Size : 45,62 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Communicable diseases
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A collection of articles about mosquito control and West Nile virus that have been bound into one volume.
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Page : 64 pages
File Size : 22,64 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Communicable diseases
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A collection of articles about mosquito control and West Nile virus that have been bound into one volume.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 29,28 MB
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309165938
For more than 50 years, low-cost antimalarial drugs silently saved millions of lives and cured billions of debilitating infections. Today, however, these drugs no longer work against the deadliest form of malaria that exists throughout the world. Malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africaâ€"currently just over one million per yearâ€"are rising because of increased resistance to the old, inexpensive drugs. Although effective new drugs called "artemisinins" are available, they are unaffordable for the majority of the affected population, even at a cost of one dollar per course. Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance examines the history of malaria treatments, provides an overview of the current drug crisis, and offers recommendations on maximizing access to and effectiveness of antimalarial drugs. The book finds that most people in endemic countries will not have access to currently effective combination treatments, which should include an artemisinin, without financing from the global community. Without funding for effective treatment, malaria mortality could double over the next 10 to 20 years and transmission will intensify.
Author : Ramesh C Gupta
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 781 pages
File Size : 37,59 MB
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080543103
This text/reference book provides the most comprehensive coverage of anticholinesterase compounds (Organophosphates and Carbamates), which constitute the largest number of chemicals that are primarily used as insecticides in agriculture, industry, and around the home/garden. Some OPs (nerve agents) have been used in chemical warfare and terrorist attacks, while some OPs and CMs have been recommended as therapeutic agents in human medicine as well as in veterinary medicine. Many chemicals of both classes are extremely toxic and lack selectivity, thus their inadvertent/accidental use continues to pose a threat to human and animal health, aquatic systems and wildlife. These anticholinesterase agents produce a variety of toxicological effects in target and nontarget organs. In light of this complexicity, this multi-authored book is written by the well known scientists from many countries. The book is organized into nine sections, with a total of 49 chapters, to provide in-depth knowledge on various aspects of OP and CM compounds, including their use, classification, mechanism-based toxicity, and prophylactic and therapeutic measurements. Several chapters are written with special emphasis to cover timely topics, such as chemical warfare agents, physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling, structure and function of cholinesterases, paraoxonase, carboxylesterases; developmental neurotoxicity, the intermediate syndrome, oxidative stress, endocrine disruption, and DNA damage/gene expression and carcinogenesis. Section-VI with 5 chapters is specifically devoted to risk assessment, and safety and regulatory guidelines for pesticides. - Describes everything you need to know about Organophosphates and Carbamates - Extensively covers pesticides, nerve agents, therapeutic drugs, and flame retardants - Describes epidemiology of the world's major disasters involving Organophosphates and Carbamates - Covers animal, human, aquatic, and wildlife toxicity of Anticholinesterases - Insights into in-depth cholinergic and noncholinergic mechanisms of toxicity - Describes recent advancements in cholinesterases, paraoxonases, carboxylesterases, oxidative stress, endocrine disruption, cardiac and pulmonary toxicity, and carcinogenesis - Provides in vitro and in vivo models for neurotoxicity testing - Integrates knowledge of studies in lab animals and humans - Offers risk/safety assessment and national/international guidelines for permissible levels of pesticide residues - Describes management of Anticholinesterase poisoning in humans