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HERO ID
3859187
Reference Type
Journal Article
Subtype
Review
Title
The insect repellents: A silent environmental chemical toxicant to the health
Author(s)
Roy, DN; Goswami, R; Pal, A
Year
2017
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
ISSN:
1382-6689
EISSN:
1872-7077
Volume
50
Page Numbers
91-102
Language
English
PMID
28171823
DOI
10.1016/j.etap.2017.01.019
Web of Science Id
WOS:000397833500011
Abstract
In recent years, a large number of insect repellents have been developed with the idea of consumer benefits. In addition to already known advantageous application of insect repellents, there is increasing concern about the potential toxicity in environment leading to health caused by random use of these compounds. An increasing number of evidence suggests that insect repellents may trigger undesirable hazardous interactions with biological systems with a potential to generate harmful effects including intermediate metabolites. Biotransformation followed by bioaccumulation (vice e versa) may be an important phenomenon for toxic response of this chemicals. In this review, we have summarized the current state of knowledge on the insect repellent toxicity, including biochemical pathway alteration under in vitro and in vivo conditions considering different classes of organisms, from lower to higher vertebrate. Furthermore, we have tried to incorporate the effects of insect repellent in light of some clinical reports. We hope this review would provide useful information on potential side effects of uncontrolled use of insect repellents.
Keywords
Insect repellents; Intermediate metabolites; Biotransformation; Bioaccumulation; Toxicity; Human health
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Diethyl phthalate (DEP)
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Jul 2017 update
Web of Science
Jan 2020 update
Web of Science
Excluded: No Primary Data on Health Effects
Not chemical specific
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Phthalates – Targeted Search for Epidemiological Studies
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Source - August 2017 Update (Private)
WOS
Source - August 2018 Update
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WOS
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