Nonthermal air plasma, which can be generated by discharge, contains large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitrogen (RNS) and high-energy particles. The ROS RNS have strong oxidizing properties, the particles break chemical bonds in organic compounds, a process used to degrade matter such as pesticides. In present study, effects nonthermal plasma on degradation several pesticides were...

The avermectins are a complex of chemically related agents which exhibit extraordinarily potent anthelmintic activity. They are produced by a novel species of actinomycete, NRRL 8165, which we have named Streptomyces avermitilis. The morphological and cultural characteristics which differentiate the producing organism from other species are described. The avermectins have been identified as a s...