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Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide which acts as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. In the USSR, it was known as carbophos, in New Zealand and Australia as maldison and in South Africa as mercaptothion.
Resistance has been detected in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Turkey and Central America and it has largely been replaced by organophosphate or carbamate insecticides, e.g. malathion or bendiocarb. [131] In many parts of India, DDT is ineffective. [132] Agricultural uses were banned in 1989 and its anti-malarial use has been declining. Urban use ended ...
Resistance of head lice to insecticides such as lindane, malathion, phenothrin and permethrin has been reported. [9] [10] [11] A 2021 systematic review and meta-analysis found that the mean frequency of pyrethroid resistance of lice was 77% globally, and even 100% in several countries (Australia, England, Israel, and Turkey). [12]
Illicit drug use in Australia is the recreational use of prohibited drugs in Australia.Illicit drugs include illegal drugs (such as cannabis, opiates, and certain types of stimulants), pharmaceutical drugs (such as pain-killers and tranquillisers) when used for non-medical purposes, and other substances used inappropriately (such as inhalants). [1]
Infobox references. Isomalathion is an impurity found in some batches of malathion. Whereas the structure of malation is, generically, RSP (S) (OCH 3) 2, the connectivity of isomalathion is RSPO (SCH 3) (OCH 3). It arises by heating malathion. Being significantly more toxic to humans than malathion, it has resulted in human poisonings.
Organothiophosphate. Organothiophosphates or organophosphorothioates are a subclass of organophosphorus compounds and of thiophosphate compounds. They are the organic compounds that contain a phosphate group in which one or more oxygen atoms is substituted by sulfur. Many are used as pesticides, some have medical applications, and some are used ...
As of April 2017, Australia has the highest methamphetamine addiction rate in the world. [34] Methamphetamine use is often characterised as a crisis or epidemic by politicians and in the media. [35] Users are often framed as criminal, deviant or dangerous. [29] Regional New South Wales has the highest meth use among rural Australia. [36]
Azinphos-methyl is a neurotoxin derived from nerve agents developed during World War II. [4] It was first registered in the US in 1959 as an insecticide and is also used as active ingredient in organophosphate (OP) pesticides. [6] It is not registered for consumer or residential use.