Parathion (Sigma) was added at the beginning of culture in concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 5 [micro]g/mL.
Ecotoxicological effects of Methyl
parathion on living things and environment.
Tchounwou, "Environmental Toxicology and Health Effects Associated with Methyl
Parathion Exposure-A Scientific Review," International Journal of Environmental.
Methyl
Parathion (1ml MP in 1000ml from stock solution) Dhanumar-50 (Methyl
Parathion) Dhanuka Agritech pesticide was used to study the pesticide degradation.
One single dose of
parathion inhibited cauda epididymal spermatozoa counts, implying damage of the proliferating spermatogenic cells in observations done after 33,2 days (complete spermatogenic time in the mouse, Oakberg (1956)) of OP administration (Bustos-Obregon & Gonzalez-Hormazabal, 2003; Sobarzo & Bustos-Obregon, 2000).
In 1998, methyl
parathion was registered for a variety of agricultural products such as corn, soybeans and wheat.
Methyl
parathion exposure has been shown to cause neurological and physiological damage to humans, and these effects may be more serious in children.
The organophosphate Methyl
Parathion 4E was determined to be the most widely used insecticide in this region, and third in the US, with over 3.3 million pounds of active ingredient applied annually (Thurman et al.
While living on a farm in Ireland two years ago I was suffering from extreme insomnia and muscle weakness caused by an insect spray (
parathion).
Recently, a 48-year-old man with suspected ingestion of methyl
parathion died, and the postmortem examination was not indicative.
Then Durbin asked Graham what he knew of methyl
parathion. "Not much," Graham said.
Small farmers from the community of Tauccamarca en Cuzco, Peru, lost 24 of their sons and daughters (children of school age), when they were accidentally poisoned by an organophosphate pesticide called "Folidol," that is, ethyl or methyl
parathion in October 22, 1999.