Is Diethyltoluamide present in plant material?

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Diethyltoluamide (DEET) is a synthetic chemical that is not present in plant material. The discussion confirms that DEET has not been extracted from natural sources. However, there is a possibility that DEET may be detected in plant material as a result of environmental pollution, but this does not indicate a natural occurrence.

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is Diethyltoluamide present in plant material?
 
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No, as far as I know, DEET is a synthetic chemical that has not been extracted from natural sources. Now, whether it has been detected in plant material due to environmental pollution maybe is another question.
 

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