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Chlorpyrifos
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Chlorpyrifos
A highly toxic crystalline acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting organophosphate insecticide used to control insect pests. It is a neurotoxin and suspected endocrine disruptor, and has been associated with asthma, reproductive and developmental toxicity, and acute toxicity
chlorpyrifos
an organophosphorus insecticide used widely for the control of ectoparasites on animals and in the treatment of their environment.
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