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Vincent Corbel from the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in Montpellier, and Bruno Lapied from the University of Angers, France, led a team of researchers who investigated the mode of action and toxicity of deet (N, N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide).
Boing Boing 2009
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NN Diethyl-Touluamide, commonly referred to as DEET, is an ingredient in most popular insect repellents.
Insect Repellents 2010
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The country has also imposed the duty of up to USD 1.36 per kilogram on imports of Diethyl Thio Phosphoryl Chloride (DTPC), used in pesticides, from China.
India News Digest: Pakistani Taliban a Threat to India: Antony 2009
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Diethyl phthalate may enter the environment in industrial waste waters, by evaporation into the air from disposal sites, directly from consumer products, from the burning of plastic products, and by leaking from landfills into soil or water including groundwater.
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Diethyl phthalate is also used in cosmetics, insecticides, and aspirin.
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Diethyl phthalate can enter your body when you breathe air, drink water, or eat food containing it.
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Diethyl phthalate has been found in drinking water at concentrations of 0.00001 – 0.0046 ppm, in industrial waste waters at 0.00001 – 0.060 ppm, in river waters at 0.00006 – 0.044 ppm, and in sediments from other large bodies of water (Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico) at up to 0.042 ppm.
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Diethyl phthalate is a man-made colorless liquid with a slight aromatic odor and a bitter, disagreeable taste.
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Diethyl phthalate has been measured in indoor air (in a telephone switching office) at 0.00018 – 0.00022 ppm and in outdoor air (Newark, New Jersey) at 0.00004 – 0.00006 ppm.
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Diethyl phthalate has been found in at least 248 of these sites, one of which is located in Guam.
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