Acute toxic effects of three commonly used insecticidal preparations of the organophosphates chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and dichlorvos were examined in mixed breed broiler chicks, and cholinesterase activity in plasma and brain were measured. The acute (24 h) oral median lethal doses (LD50) of chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and dichlorvos were 10.79 mg kg(-1), 6.32 mg kg(-1), and 6.30 mg kg(-1), respecti...

The toxicity of a nutrient-pesticide mixture in nonvegetated and vegetated sections of a constructed wetland (882 m² each) was assessed using Hyalella azteca 48-h aqueous whole-effluent toxicity bioassays. Both sections were amended with a mixture of sodium nitrate, triple superphosphate, diazinon, and permethrin simulating storm-event agricultural runoff. Aqueous samples were collected at infl...

Rice striped stem borer is a cosmopolitan pest that widely distributed in different regions of northen Iran and spraying with diazinon is the most common procedure to control this pest. We evaluated comparative physiological effects of diazinon spraying on the three populations of Chilo suppresalis collected from Gourabzarmikh (Go), Sheikhmahale (Sh) and Rasht (Ra) in Iran. The determination of...

Diazinon is an organophosphate which is extensively used in trade and agriculture. Due to its widespread application, its toxicity is common. Several studies have shown that organophosphates are able to induce oxidative stress by generating free radicals and depletion of endogenous antioxidants. Pomegranate seed oil (PSO) possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. In this study, the e...

BACKGROUND Regulatory decisions to phase-out the availability and use of common organophosphate pesticides among the general public were announced in 2000 and continued through 2004. Based on revised risk assessments, chlorpyrifos and diazinon were determined to pose unacceptable risks. To determine the impact of these decisions, organophosphate (OP) exposure incidents reported to the National ...

This current study addresses the effect of diazinon on reversible kinetic parameters such as Michaelis-Menten constant (KS) and Vmax of bovine retinal acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The Ks for the hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine iodide by AChE was increased while Vmax was decreased than the control value in the presence of the diazinon. A LineweaverBurk plot, Dixon plot and their secondary replot...

Dissipation kinetics of pesticides belonging to three chemical groups (linuron, diazinon and myclobutanil) was studied in an unamended agricultural soil and in this soil amended with three organic residues: sewage sludge (SS), grape marc (GM) and spent mushroom substrate (SMS). The soils were incubated with the residues outdoors for one and 12 months. Mineralized, extracted and non-extractable ...

Diazinon (O,0-diethyl·0-(2-isopropyl"6.methyl-4-primidinyl) phosphorothioate) is widely used to control turfarass insect pests. Poor control of soil-inhabiting insects has been found where diazinon has been applied to thatched turfgrass stands. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the environmental fate of diazlnon applied to turfgrass stands. A microecosystem was used to follow the fate o...

The present study aims to investigate the ameliorative role of an aqueous powders mixture of cinnamon and ginger tea against the insecticide diazinon-induced hepatotoxicity in adult male Sprague-Dawley white rats. The oral LD50 of diazinon “850.12 mg/kg body weight rat” was determined during the current investigation. The light microscope examination of the liver sections of the rats orally-tre...

The levels of resistance to two organophosphate acaricides, coumaphos and diazinon, in several Mexican strains of Boophilus microplus (Canestrini) were evaluated using the FAO larval packet test. Regression analysis of LC50 data revealed a significant cross-resistance pattern between those two acaricides. Metabolic mechanisms of resistance were investigated with synergist bioassays. Piperonyl b...