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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. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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EPA banned the sale of the organophosphate Lorsban (chlorpyrifos) for most home and garden use in 2001, however, it allowed continued use of the pesticide for agricultural purposes. Since then, Dow AgroSciences and companies now part of Dow, including Elanco, Rohm and Haas, Mycogen Plant Sciences, and others, have introduced key products like Treflan herbicide, Lorsban insecticide, N-Serve nitrogen stabilizer, Hornet WDG herbicide and Dithane fungicide to name a few. Chlorpyrifos, also known as Lorsban for farm use and Dursban for home use, is the most heavily used insecticide in the United States. |
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