This research paper examines the chemical Deet. This chemical was developed by the United States Army to combat swarms of parasitic insects that can be prolific in and around military institutions, and on the battlefield. When the chemical became open to the public, millions of people began using the product for recreation in the outdoors. Therefore, it is important to identify any potential health risks that are induced by the toxicant. Concurrently, the biological impacts that involved the disposal of Deet should be investigated in order to estimate the effects the chemical can cause on the whole of the environment. After the ecological effects are discussed, other societal factors the chemical invokes will be analyzed; including economical benefits and scientific research. Next, various case studies that were conducted on Deet are examined, and their findings are discussed to identify the potential effects usage of the toxicant can cause. With the information revealed, a final recommendation based on the findings of the paper is made to improve current utilizations of Deet products for both the environment and humansDEET 3Introduction and BackgroundAirborne diseases have plagued human kind for hundreds of thousands of years. Millions of people have lost their lives at the hands of deadly airborne diseases. A primary vector, or carrier organism for many airborne diseases (malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever just to name a few) is the mosquito. An almost infinitesimal creature has created such monstrous epidemics of infectious disease. Widespread outbreaks of airborne diseases are prevalent during periods of conflict or war; as unsanitary battlefield conditions facilitated mosquito proliferations. Thus, during the most deadly of all wars, World War Two, vast efforts were made to develop insecticides to keep the population of mosquitoes in check, and therefore, the potential for major outbreaks of infectious diseases swell. In the...
