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Aerial application of the insecticide Nuvacron 40® (monocrotophos) had no significant effect on the cholinesterase level of plasma and erythrocytes of cattle, chicken, buffaloes, and human volunteers exposed to the spray. Contamination of canal water with the pesticide was completely eliminated within 24 hr, whereas that in the soil was reduced by 80% in 72 hr. The degradation of insecticide residue in grass was about 90% in seven days and in cotton leaves about 85% for the same period.
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Contribution No. 473 from CIBA-GEIGY Research Centre, Goregaon East, Bombay 400 063, India
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Rao, R.R., Quadros, F., Mazmudar, R.M. et al. Toxicological effects of aerial application of monocrotophos. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 9, 473–481 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01055299
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01055299