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Definition of Carbaryl

1. an insecticide [n -S] - See also: insecticide

Medical Definition of Carbaryl

1. A carbamate insecticide and parasiticide. It is a potent anticholinesterase agent belonging to the carbamate group of reversible cholinesterase inhibitor. It has a particularly low toxicity from dermal absorption and is used for control of head lice in some countries. Pharmacological action: cholinesterase inhibitor, insecticide, carbamate. Chemical name: 1-Naphthalenol, methylcarbamate (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Carbaryl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"Syringe, Luer-Lok glass,-mL, with-mm carbaryl in méthylène chloride to make mL ... NOTE: For filter samples containing > g carbaryl, dilute the sample ..."

2. Pesticides in the Next Decade: The Challenges Ahead: Third National Research (1994)
"Risk Reduction Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio Comparative Toxicokinetics of carbaryl Using a Sensitive HPLC Method M Ehrich*, J. Wilcke, L. Correll, ..."

3. Bioremediation: The Tokyo '94 Workshop by OECD Staff, Yoshitaka Ando, Tokyo '94 Workshop (1994), Salomon Wald, OECD (1995)
"After six months, carbaryl-degrading activity in the treated soils increased. We have isolated a carbaryl-degrading bacterium from one of the soils treated ..."

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