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The effect of dieldrin on the heart and ventilatory activity in the shrimps Macrobranchium faustinum and Macrobrachium amazonicum was studied over 4 and 7 day exposure periods, respectively. In M. faustinum, ventilatory rate increased by... more
Anopheles culicifacies that were susceptible, heterozygous, or homozygous resistant to HCH and dieldrin were differentially marked with fluorescent dusts and released twice weekly into village huts in Pakistan that had been sprayed with... more
A new methodology using intentional mismatch primers in PCR to distinguish single nucleotide polymorphisms. The method was applied to distinguish five members of the Anopheles gambiae complex, to detect the Mopti and Savanna rDNA types,... more
Modern agriculture practices reveal an increase in use of pesticides to meet the food demand of increasing population which results in contamination of the environment. In India, crop production increased to 100 %, but the cropping area... more
Seasonal prevalence and insecticide susceptibility tests were carried out on the adults of Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever(DF/DHF), in three desert (Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur) and three non-desert... more
As a model of high trophic level carnivores, sledge dogs were fed from 2 to 18 months of age with minke whale blubber containing organohalogen compounds (OHC) corresponding to 128 μg PCB/day. Controls were fed uncontaminated porcine fat.... more
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were quantified by GC-ECD in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) during a vegetation period. Plants were harvested at 15, 60, and 151 days after seed germination. Leaves, stem, roots, and fruit (peel and... more
Knowing the extent and spread of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is vital to successfully manage insecticide resistance in Africa. This information in the main malaria vector, Anopheles funestus sensu stricto, is completely... more
In this study, 24 breast milk samples, obtained from rural Maya women, from municipalities of Yucatan, Mexico, were analyzed for organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues by gas chromatography. Recent studies have shown that Maya... more
Uptake and Accumulation of an Organochlorine Insecticide (Dieldrin) by an Estuarine Mollusc, Rangia cuneata by SAM R. PETROCELLI, ALAN R. HANKS*, and JACK ANDERSON Departments of Biology and *Biochemistry and Biophysics Texas ~4&M ... of... more
Saccharomyces a yeast, widely distributed in nature has a unique capacity of brewing and baking. It is also a rich source of proteins and vitamins. Because of its rapid growth rate and resistance to foreign chemicals it has been used in... more