AIM To observe the cytotoxic effect of the organophosphate insecticide malathion in the reproductive tissues of the earthworms, Eisenia foetida. METHODS Worms were nourished in soil treated with malathion at single sub-lethal doses of 0, 80, 150, 300 and 600 mg/kg soil. (LD50=880 mg/kg soil) and evaluated on days 1, 5, 15 and 30 after exposure. The body weights were recorded and male reproduc...

The decline of many amphibian populations is associated with pesticides, but for most pesticides we know little about their toxicity to amphibians. Malathion is a classic example; it is sprayed over aquatic habitats to control mosquitoes that carry malaria and the West Nile virus, yet we know little about its effect on amphibians. I examined the survival of six species of tadpoles (wood frogs, ...

In this work we investigated the inhibitory effect of Deltamethrin, Dichlorvos, Malathion and Lambdacyhalothrin on bovine liver catalase (CAT) activity. We observed that the inhibition of enzyme increased with increasing concentrations of the pesticides from 0 to 250 ppm. The Kinetics conformed to the MichaelisMenten model and a Lineweaver-Burk graph of CAT was drawn. To identify the inhibition...

Pesticides have an innate capacity to cause damage to biological system. Considering above fact the present study deals with the effect of the insecticide malathion on histological and biochemical study on cardiac muscle tissue in Channa punctatus. In present study effect of sub lethal concentration (0.8 ppm) of malathion on protein, lipid and glycogen content and histopathological changes in h...

In present experimental study gross, histopathological and different serum biochemical effects of malathion were observed in male Japanese quail. For this purpose apparently active and sexually mature male Japanese quail (approximately 5-6 weeks and each group 15 birds) were kept in six groups (A-F). Malathion @ 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 mg/kg b.w mixed in corn oil was administered orally for ...

Abstract Malathion is widely used in agriculture due to their high efficiency as insecticides. They are very toxic hazardous chemicals both human health and environment even at low concentration. The detection of pesticides (malathion) the levels developed by environmental protection agency (EPA) still remains a challenge. A highly efficient fluorescent biosensor based on g-C 3 N 4 /AgNPs for A...

Multiple crop protection pesticides are frequently applied as a tank-mixture for control of a variety of pests in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Although chemicals generally act independently, an interaction may occur that can be either beneficial or detrimental to the target crop. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of malathion on the absorption and translocation of folia...

Organophosphate pesticides are a major source of occupational exposure in the United States. Moreover, malathion has been sprayed over major urban populations in an effort to control mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus. Previous research, reviewed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on the genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of malathion has been inconclusive, although malathion is a know...