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As you can see by glancing over USEPA’s list (short excerpt shown above), of 618 registered, brand-name mosquito and tick repellent products sold in the USA, “DEET” is the sole active ingredient in 553 (89%) of the products, ranging in weight percent from five (5%) to ninety eight (98.3%). There is no apparent correlation between “protection time” in hours and the DEET content, per EPA listing data. As for the other 65 registered products which use non-DEET active ingredients…read on…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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