Occurrence and environmental risks assessment of DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) pesticide in Seyhan River, Turkey

Evşen Güzel

doi:10.35229/jaes.895045

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Occurrence and environmental risks assessment of DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) pesticide in Seyhan River, Turkey

Abstract

The insect repellent DEET is one of the most common organic chemical pollutants in water in a wide range of countries around the World. In this study, surface water samples were collected seasonally, from 7 stations in Seyhan River, following a period between December 2016 and November 2017. The DEET concentrations in Seyhan River were detected between 18.55-334.71 ng/L. DEET was detected in all seven sampling stations and detection frequency was 100%. Results obtained in autumn were higher than in summer. According to the environmental risk assessment, DEET in the Seyhan River, has no environmental risk (all measured RQ values were lower than 0.01).

Keywords

pesticide , insect repellent , Seyhan River , water pollution , environmental risk assesment

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Evşen Güzel ^*
0000-0002-8029-9254
Türkiye

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September 28, 2021

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March 11, 2021

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August 12, 2021

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Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 3

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https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.895045

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Güzel, E. (2021). Occurrence and environmental risks assessment of DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) pesticide in Seyhan River, Turkey. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, 6(3), 345-351. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.895045

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Occurrence and environmental risks assessment of DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) pesticide in Seyhan River, Turkey

Occurrence and environmental risks assessment of DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) pesticide in Seyhan River, Turkey

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Seyhan Nehri’nde DEET (N, N-dietil-m-toluamid) pestisitinin bulunurluğu ve çevresel risk değerlendirmesi

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