Endosulfan Endosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide. This colourless solid has emerged as a highly controversial agrichemical[1] due to its acute toxicity‚ potential for bioaccumulation‚ and role as an endocrine disruptor. It is banned in more than 63 countries‚ including the European Union‚ Australia and New Zealand‚ and other Asian and West African nations‚[2] and being phased out in the United States‚[3][4] Brazil[5] and Canada.[6] It is still used extensively in many
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crops. In order to destroy pests‚ farmers spray hazards and spoil their health and people who live in and around that area. These pesticide residues cannot be washed off. They affect the skin of farmers and other people. These days farmers are using Endosulfan‚ an organic chlorine used as insecticide and acaricide. This colorless solid these days has emerged as a highly controversial agri chemical due to its toxicity. It is banned in more than 62 countries including European Union and several Asian and
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INTRODUCTION HISTORY Endosulfan‚ a highly toxic organochlorine pesticide was sprayed in the cashew plantations in Kasargod District since 1978‚ till 2001 regularly three times every year. The aerial spraying of Endosulfan was undertaken to contain the menace of the tea mosquito bug. Endosulfan is a harmful insecticide. It causes several health hazards in human beings. The terrain was unsuitable for aerial spraying considering the relatively high rainfall and its geological structure. Unusual
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DISCOVERIES IN CHEMISTRY AND THEIR IMPACTS ON PUBLIC LIFE INTRODUCTION Every single day‚ without even realising it‚ we use so many things that are brought to us by the discoveries and advances in chemistry. Many of these things we take for granted‚ and don ’t even bother to question how it got there‚ why it is there‚ and how it works. Chemistry makes up everything in our lives‚ from the air that we breathe‚ to the plastic on the keyboard I ’m typing on now‚ and a in depth study of some of the
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Toxic Substances and Disease) Atlanta 7. ATSDR (2005). Toxicological Profile for Aldrin and Dieldrin. (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) [on line] Available from http//www.ATSDR- 9. Ayub‚ S.‚ Verma‚ J. and Das‚ N. (2003). Effect of endosulfan and marathion on lipid peroxidation‚ nitrate and T N F and release by rat peritoneal macrophages Immunopharmacol 3‚ 1819-1826. 10 14. Clarke‚ E. E. K.‚ Levy‚ L. S.‚ Spurgeon‚ A. and Calvert‚ I. A. (1997). The Problems associated with pesticides
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INTRODUCTION Agriculture is the keystone of the Indian economy. Ensuring food security for more than1 billion Indian populations with diminishing cultivable land resource is a herculean task. This necessitates use of high yielding variety of seeds‚ balance use of fertilizers‚ judicious use of quality pesticides along with education to farmers and the use of modern farming techniques. It is estimated that India approximately loses 18 percent of the crop yield valued at Rs.900 billion due to pest attack
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Biodegradation of Deltamethrin from S1 Fungal Isolate Janice Dsouza‚ Surajvanshikumar Suvarna‚ Seekha Parida‚ Anudurga Gajendiran and Jayanthi Abraham VIT UNIVERSITY VELLORE Abstract: Microbial biodegradation is a promising approach for recovery of environmental sites contaminated with pesticides and an effective way to remove toxicants. Deltamethrin is the most commonly used pyrethroid in agricultural practices commonly used in different geographical parts of the world. It is detected in many environmental
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Study Of The Aged Population In Pariyaram Grama Panchayat 4. Training And Empowerment Of Rural Women Members Of Self Help Group Of Tellicheri Social Service Society. 5. Participation Of Women Ex-Gramapanchayath Representatives In Civic Women Of Endosulfan Responsibility With Special Reference To Chruthazham Grama Panchayath. 6. Use Of Social Networking Sites And Accademical Perfomance Of Degree Students In Payyannur. 7. Insecurity Feelings Of School Councillors In Kannur Districts. 8. Insecurity
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ferrihydrite by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1‚ which occurs only in the presence of formate (carbon source and electron). The Exp # 2 showed that the presence of the bacterium and iron oxide in the reaction medium (E-Sh-Ox) promotes the disappearance of endosulfan but inhibits its hydrolysis (and thus its transformation into ES-diol ) susceptiblement by more effective adsorption phenomenon. It is observed in this case 89.45% α + β O disappeared for 33.92% of ES-diol product‚ 56% of ES α + β missing. However
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Cabbage production Cabbage grows best in cool weather‚ but certain cultivars are also adapted for the warmer months. In the cooler areas of the country‚ where frost usually occurs early or late in the season‚ Glory of Enkhuizen‚ Kiaps Spits‚ Green Coronet and Gloria can be planted from January to March‚ and Green Star and Bonanza‚ from August to January. In the warmer areas of the country‚ where little to no frost occurs‚ Glory of Enkhuizen‚ Kiaps Spits‚ Green Coronet and Gloria can be planted
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