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2. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents. [1] [2]For protection against ticks and mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023), oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), IR3535 and 2-undecanone with the caveat that higher percentages of the active ingredient ...

3. Bear spray - Wikipedia

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   Bear protection spray for sale in Banff, Alberta. The key active ingredients of bear spray are 1–2% capsaicin, and related capsaicinoids. [9] [10]Bear spray is intended to deter an aggressive or charging bear; a user points the canister at an aggressive bear and sprays the contents for 2–3 seconds.

4. DEET - Wikipedia

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   DEET is often sold and used in spray or lotion in concentrations up to 100%. [10] Consumer Reports found a correlation between DEET concentration and hours of protection against insect bites. 100% DEET was found to offer up to 12 hours of protection while several lower concentration DEET formulations (20–34%) offered 3–6 hours of protection.

5. Carvone - Wikipedia

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   It also occurs to the extent of about 40–60% in dill seed oil (from Anethum graveolens), and also in mandarin orange peel oil. R -(−)-Carvone is also the most abundant compound in the essential oil from several species of mint, particularly spearmint oil ( Mentha spicata ), which is composed of 50–80% R -(−)-carvone. [ 9 ]

6. Zero-emissions vehicle - Wikipedia

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   The Tesla Model S electric car is a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) declared 2013 World Green Car of the Year. [ 18 ] Apart from animal-powered and human-powered vehicles , battery electric vehicles (which include cars , aircraft and boats) also do not emit any of the above pollutants, nor any CO 2 gases during use.

7. Rodenticide - Wikipedia

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   Zinc phosphide is typically added to rodent baits in a concentration of 0.75% to 2.0%. The baits have strong, pungent garlic-like odor due to the phosphine liberated by hydrolysis. The odor attracts (or, at least, does not repel) rodents, but has a repulsive effect on other mammals.