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captan

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captan
group of organic sulfur compounds used as fungicides, including topical treatment of dermatophytosis. Poisoning of birds causes loss of egg production, anorexia and slow growth.


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Monie Captan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Liberia
cepacia is an attractive natural alternative to currently used chemical pesticides, such as captan, mancozeb, and metalaxyl.
The fungicide captan and the insecticide chlorpyrifos are just two; they were among the 48 pesticides found most frequently in FDA testing of 2,464 apple samples between 1984 and 1991.
 
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