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DEET References

DEET:

  1. Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) DEET; EPA 738-R-98-010; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 1998; pp 1-34.
  2. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), DEET; HSDB Number 1582; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine. https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov (accessed Jan 2008), updated March 2003.
  3. Technical Guide No. 36: Personal Protective Measures Against Insects and Other Arthropods of Military Significance; Defense Pest Management Information Analysis Center (DPMIAC), Armed Forces Pest Management Board (AFPMB): Washington, DC, 2002; pp 21-25.
  4. Pesticide Products. Pest Bank [CD-ROM] 2007.
  5. Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health (TEACH) Summaries: Diethyltoluamide (DEET) Chemical Summary; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. https://www.epa.gov/teach/chem_summ/DEET_summary.pdf (accessed Aug 2007), updated April 2007.
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  7. McIver, S. B. A model for the mechanism of action of the repellent DEET on the Aedes Aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 1981, 18 (5), 357-361.
  8. Snow, W. F. The effect of a reduction in expired carbon dioxide on the attractiveness of human subjects to mosquitoes. Bull. Ent. Res. 1970, 60, 43-48.
  9. Sudakin, D. L.; Trevathan, W. R. DEET: A review and update of safety and risk in the general population. J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. 2003, 41 (6), 831-839.
  10. Lewis, C. M., Silva, M., Sanborn, J. N,N-Diethyl-Meta-Toluamide (DEET) Risk Characterization Document; California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Pesticide Regulation: Sacramento, CA, 2000; pp 18-21, 32-33.
  11. Gwaltney-Brant, S. Insecticides and Molluscicides. Clinical Veterinary Toxicology; Plumlee, K. H., Ed.; Mosby, Inc.: St. Louis, 2004; pp 177-192.
  12. Bell, J. W.; Veltri, J. C.; Page, 12. B. C. Human Exposures to N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide Insect Repellents Reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers 1993-1997. Int. J. Toxicol. 2002, 21 (5), 341-352.
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  14. Schoenig, G. P.; Osimitz, T. G.; Gabriel, K. L.; Hartnagel, R.; Gill, M. W.; Goldenthal, E. I. Evaluation of the Chronic Toxicity and Oncogenicity of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET). Toxicol. Sci. 1999, 47 (1), 99-109.
  15. Schoenig, G. P.; Osimitz, T. G. DEET. Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology, 2nd ed.; Krieger, R. I., Ed.; Academic Press, Inc.: San Diego, 2001; Vol. 2, pp 1439-1455.
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  17. Ross, E. A.; Savage, K. A.; Utley, L. J.; Tebbett, I. R. Insect repellent interactions: sunscreens enhance DEET (N,N-diethyl-mtoluamide) absorption. Drug Metab. Dispos. 2004, 32 (8), 783-785.
  18. Kasichayanula, S.; House, J. D.; Wang, T.; Gu, X. Percutaneous characterization of the insect repellent DEET and the sunscreen oxybenzone from topical skin application. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 2007, 223 (2), 187-194.
  19. Selim, S.; Hartnagel, R. E., Jr.; Osimitz, T. G.; Gabriel, K. L.; Schoenig, G. P. Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion of N,N,- Dietyl-m-toluamide Following Dermal Application to Human Volunteers. Environ. Appli. Toxicol. 1995, 25, 95-100.
  20. Stinecipher, J.; Shah, J. Percutaneous Permeation of N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) From Commercial Mosquito Repellents and the Effect of Solvent. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 1997, 52, 119-135.
  21. Brand, R. M.; Jendrzejewski, J. L.; Henery, E. M.; Charron, A. R. A Single Oral Dose of Ethanol Can Alter Transdermal Absorption of Topically Applied Chemicals in Rats. Toxicol. Sci. 2006, 92 (2), 349-355.
  22. Usmani, K. A.; Rose, R. L.; Goldstein, J. A.; Taylor, W. G.; Brimfield, A. A.; Hodgson, E. In Vitro Human Metabolism and Interactions of Repellent N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide. Drug Metab. Dispos. 2002, 30 (3), 289-294.
  23. Snodgrass, H. L.; Nelson, D. C.; Weeks, M. H. Dermal penetration and potential for placental transfer of the insect repellent, N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 1982, 43 (10), 747-753.
  24. Schoenig, G. P.; Hartnagel, R. E., Jr.; Osimitz, T. G.; Llanso, S. Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of N,Ndiethyl- M-toluamide in the rat. Drug Metab. Dispos. 1996, 24 (2), 156-163.
  25. CDC. Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Atlanta, 2005.
  26. Rivera-Cancel, G.; Bocioaga, D.; Hay, A. G. Bacterial Degradation of N,N-Diethyl-m-Toluamide (DEET): Cloning and Heterologous Expression of DEET Hydrolase. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2007, 73 (9), 3105-3108.
  27. Seo, J.; Lee, Y. G.; Kim, S. D.; Cha, C. J.; Ahn, J. H.; Hur, H. G. Biodegradation of the Insecticide N,N-Diethyl-m-Toluamide by Fungi: Identification and Toxicity of Metabolites. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2005, 48 (3), 323-328.
  28. Sandstrom, M. W.; Kolpin, D. W.; Thurman, E. M.; Zaugg, S. D. Widespread detection of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide in U.S. streams: comparison with concentrations of pesticides, personal care products, and other organic wastewater compounds. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2005, 24 (5), 1029-1034.

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