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mal·a·thi·on

(măl′ə-thī′ŏn′)
n.
An organophosphate compound, C10H19O6PS2, used as an insecticide.
[Alteration (influenced by parathion) of earlier malathon : alteration of male(ate) + (me)th(yl) + -on (perhaps modeled on marathon).]
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Malathion

(ˌmæləˈθaɪɒn)
n
(Elements & Compounds) trademark a yellow organophosphorus insecticide used as a dust or mist for the control of house flies and garden pests. Formula: C10H19O6PS2
[C20: from (diethyl) mal(eate) + thio- + -on]
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mal•a•thi•on

(ˌmæl əˈθaɪ ɒn, -ən)
n.
an organic phosphate insecticide, C10H19O6S2P, of relatively low toxicity for mammals.
[1953]
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insect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects
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malathion

n malatión m
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Dada la potencialidad toxica del malathion sobre distintos sistemas biologicos, en este trabajo se analizan los efectos de una dosis unica de malathion a una concentracion de 1/12 [DL.sub.50] a diferentes dias post-administracion, sobre la organizacion histologica (celularidad del epitelio seminifero) y la proliferacion celular (inmunocitoquimica de BrdU) de testiculo de raton adulto de la cepa CF1.
Effect of malathion insecticide on testicular germinal epithelium of CF1 mice/Efecto del insecticida malathion sobre el epitelio germinativo de testiculo de raton CF1/Efeito de inseticida malation sobre o epitelio germinativo de testiculo de rato CF1
The IARC experts also judged another widely used pesticide, malathion, to be "probably carcinogenic to humans." Malathion is an organophosphate pesticide, and, according to a 2010 report in The Journal of the American Medical Association, children exposed to such pesticides "are at greater risk of developing attention-deficit (hyperactivity) disorder (ADHD)." Malathion was sprayed over residential areas in California in the 1980s to combat Medfly outbreaks and many cities have used it to control West Nile virus carried by mosquitoes.
Monsanto has exposed us to a 'probable carcinogen' for 40 years
Summary: The degradation of malathion was investigated under various conditions, including ultrasound (US) irradiation, ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, and the combination of US/UV, UV/ZnO, UV/H2O2, and US/UV/ZnO/H2O2.
Removal of Malathion from Various Waters by Advanced Oxidation Processes
Currently, 12 insecticides are recommended by WHO for IRS to control mosquito vectors (3), while in India, DDT (organochlorine), malathion (organophosphate) and deltamethrin, cyfluthrin, alpha-cypermethrin and lambdacyhalothrin (pyrethroids) are in use in the vector control programme.
A note on the insecticide susceptibility status of principal malaria vector Anopheles culicifacies in four states of India
Therefore, current investigation proposes the development and validation of a simple and economical GC-FPD method for the simultaneous determination of diazinon, ethion, malathion, methyl parathion and methyl pirimiphos (Figure 1) in bean samples from the southern region of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Simultaneous determination of organophosphorous insecticides in bean samples by gas chromatography--flame photometric detection/Determinacao simultanea de pesticidas organofosforados em feijao por cromatografia gasosa com deteccao fotometrica de chama
Label instructions for malathion, a workhorse organophosphate insecticide, warn: "This pesticide is highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment on blooming crops or weeds.
Old practices and new chemicals kill bees
trichlorfon malathion (Organophosphates) bifenthrin lambda-cyhalothrin (Pyrethorids) methomyl (Carbamate) and spinosad (Microbial) was assessed by topical assay under laboratory conditions.
ASSESSMENT OF INSECTICIDES RESISTANCE IN FIELD POPULATION OF BACTROCERA ZONATA (SAUNDERS) (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE)
OP (malathion) (chemical name: S-1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl) ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate, molecular structure: [C.sub.10][H.sub.19][O.sub.6]P[S.sub.2], molecular mass: 330.36 g [mol.sup.-1]) was obtained from G.L.
A method for fast assessment of OP/CB exposure in the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) using combined esterases enzyme activity as biomarkers
ABSTRACT Malathion is an organophosphate pesticide that is sprayed agriculturally and for public health threats such as malaria and West Nile virus.
Pesticide and predation exposure effects on pond snail immune system function and reproductive output

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