Potassium bromide (KBr) is a salt, widely used as an anticonvulsant and a sedative in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with over-the-counter use extending to 1975 in the US.
Neonicotinoid
Neonicotinoids (sometimes shortened to neonics /ˈniːoʊnɪks/) are a class of neuro-active insecticides chemically similar to nicotine.
Persistent organic pollutant
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes.
Dehydroacetic acid
Dehydroacetic acid is an organic compound.
Zyklon B
Zyklon B (German pronunciation: [tsykloːn ˈbeː]; anglicized /ˈzaɪklɒn ˈbiː/ or translated Cyclone B) was the trade name of a cyanide-based pesticide invented in Germany in the early 1920s.
Hexachloroacetone
Hexachloroacetone is an organic compound with the formula Cl3C-CO-CCl3.
Herbicide
Herbicide(s), also commonly known as weedkillers, are chemical substances used to control unwanted plants.
Spinosad
Spinosad is an insecticide based on chemical compounds found in the bacterial species Saccharopolyspora spinosa.
Aldrin
Aldrin is an organochlorine insecticide that was widely used until the 1970s, when it was banned in most countries.
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobenzene, or perchlorobenzene, is an organochloride with the molecular formula C6Cl6.
Diphenylamine
Diphenylamine is an organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2NH.
Pirimiphos-methyl
Pirimiphos-methyl, marketed as Actellic, is a phosphorothioate used as an insecticide.
Chlordane
Chlordane, or chlordan, is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide.
Heptachlor
Heptachlor is an organochlorine compound that was used as an insecticide.
Monolinuron
Monolinuron is a pesticide, more specifically a selective systemic herbicide and an algaecide.
Dichlorvos
Dichlorvos or 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (commonly abbreviated as DDVP) is a organophosphate, widely used as an insecticide to control household pests, in public health, and protecting stored product from insects.
Bromine monochloride
Bromine monochloride, also called bromine(I) chloride, bromochloride, and bromine chloride, is an interhalogen inorganic compound with chemical formula BrCl.
Endrin
Endrin is an organochloride with the chemical formula C12H8Cl6O that was first produced in 1950 by Shell and Velsicol Chemical Corporation.
Trimethylamine
Trimethylamine (TMA) is an organic compound with the formula N(CH3)3.
Dieldrin
Dieldrin is an organochloride originally produced in 1948 by J.
Tephrosin
Tephrosin is rotenoid.
Mexacarbate
Mexacarbate is a carbamate pesticide developed by Alexander Shulgin and marketed in 1961 by Dow Chemical Company under the trade name Zectran.
Health effects of pesticides
Health effects of pesticides may be acute or delayed in those who are exposed.
5-Hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone
5-Hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone is a furanone derived from oxidation of furfural using singlet oxygen.
4-Phenylthiosemicarbazide
4-Phenylthiosemicarbazide (4-PTSC) is a thiosemicarbazide used as an agricultural chemical and pesticide.
Dichlofenthion
Dichlofenthion (IUPAC name: O-2,4-Dichlorophenyl O,O-diethyl phosphorothioate) is a phosphorothioate which is primarily used as a pesticide and nematicide.
4'-Aminopropiophenone
4'-Aminopropiophenone (para-aminopropiophenone or PAPP) is a chemical compound.
TFM (piscicide)
TFM (3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol) is a common piscicide, i.
1,3-Dichloropropene
1,3-Dichloropropene, sold under diverse trade names, is an organochlorine compound.
Bicyclo(2.2.1)heptane-2-carbonitrile
Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carbonitrile is a chemical which is classified as an extremely hazardous substance in the United States as defined in Section 302 of the U.
Farinomalein
Farinomalein is a natural maleimide with formula C10H13NO4 - was first isolated from the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria farinosa (Paecilomyces farinosus) - source H599 (Japan).
Chlorobenzilate
Chlorobenzilate is a pesticide that is not currently used in the USA or Europe.
Crimidine
Crimidine is a convulsant poison used as a rodenticide.
Dioxathion
Dioxathion, systematically known as p-dioxane-2,3-diyl ethyl phosphorodithioate, is an organophosphate pesticide.
Binapacryl
Binapacryl is an miticide and fungicide.
Captan
Captan is the name of a general use pesticide (GUP) that belongs to the phthalimide class of fungicides.
Sulfotep
Sulfotep (O,O,O',O'-Tetraethyldithiopyrophosphate) is a pesticide commonly used in greenhouses as a fumigative agent.
Iprodione
Iprodione is a hydantoin fungicide and nematicide.
Pesticide residue
Pesticide residue refers to the pesticides that may remain on or in food after they are applied to food crops.
Metam sodium
Metam sodium is an organosulfur compound (formally a dithiocarbamate), which is used as a soil fumigant, pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide.
Chlorophacinone
Chlorophacinone is an anticoagulant used as a rodenticide.
Procymidone
Procymidone is a pesticide.
Azinphos-methyl
Azinphos-methyl (Guthion) (also spelled azinophos-methyl) is a broad spectrum organophosphate insecticide manufactured by Bayer CropScience, Gowan Co.
Circle of Poison
The Circle of Poison (COP) refers to the export of domestically banned pesticides for use on foods elsewhere, some of which returns by way of import.
Acephate
Acephate is an organophosphate foliar insecticide of moderate persistence with residual systemic activity of about 10–15 days at the recommended use rate.
Metepa
Metepa is a chemosterilant.
The Pesticide Question
The Pesticide Question: Environment, Economics and Ethics is a 1993 book edited by David Pimentel and Hugh Lehman.
(Z)-9-Tricosene
(Z)-9-Tricosene (muscalure) is an insect pheromone used as a pesticide.
Chloramine-T
Tosylchloramide or N-chloro tosylamide, sodium salt, sold as chloramine-T, is a N-chlorinated and N-deprotonated sulfonamide used as a biocide and a mild disinfectant.
Indoxacarb
Indoxacarb is an oxadiazine pesticide developed by DuPont that acts against lepidopteran larvae.
Chlorbenside
Chlorbenside (C13H10Cl2S), also known as chlorparaside and chlorsulfacide, is a pesticide.
Chlorthiophos
Chlorthiophos is an organophosphorus pesticide.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson.
Potassium bromide (KBr) is a salt, widely used as an anticonvulsant and a sedative in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with over-the-counter use extending to 1975 in the US.
Neonicotinoid
Neonicotinoids (sometimes shortened to neonics /ˈniːoʊnɪks/) are a class of neuro-active insecticides chemically similar to nicotine.
Persistent organic pollutant
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes.
Dehydroacetic acid
Dehydroacetic acid is an organic compound.
Zyklon B
Zyklon B (German pronunciation: [tsykloːn ˈbeː]; anglicized /ˈzaɪklɒn ˈbiː/ or translated Cyclone B) was the trade name of a cyanide-based pesticide invented in Germany in the early 1920s.
Hexachloroacetone
Hexachloroacetone is an organic compound with the formula Cl3C-CO-CCl3.
Herbicide
Herbicide(s), also commonly known as weedkillers, are chemical substances used to control unwanted plants.
Spinosad
Spinosad is an insecticide based on chemical compounds found in the bacterial species Saccharopolyspora spinosa.
Aldrin
Aldrin is an organochlorine insecticide that was widely used until the 1970s, when it was banned in most countries.
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobenzene, or perchlorobenzene, is an organochloride with the molecular formula C6Cl6.
Diphenylamine
Diphenylamine is an organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2NH.
Pirimiphos-methyl
Pirimiphos-methyl, marketed as Actellic, is a phosphorothioate used as an insecticide.
Chlordane
Chlordane, or chlordan, is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide.
Heptachlor
Heptachlor is an organochlorine compound that was used as an insecticide.
Monolinuron
Monolinuron is a pesticide, more specifically a selective systemic herbicide and an algaecide.
Dichlorvos
Dichlorvos or 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (commonly abbreviated as DDVP) is a organophosphate, widely used as an insecticide to control household pests, in public health, and protecting stored product from insects.
Bromine monochloride
Bromine monochloride, also called bromine(I) chloride, bromochloride, and bromine chloride, is an interhalogen inorganic compound with chemical formula BrCl.
Endrin
Endrin is an organochloride with the chemical formula C12H8Cl6O that was first produced in 1950 by Shell and Velsicol Chemical Corporation.
Trimethylamine
Trimethylamine (TMA) is an organic compound with the formula N(CH3)3.
Dieldrin
Dieldrin is an organochloride originally produced in 1948 by J.
Tephrosin
Tephrosin is rotenoid.
Mexacarbate
Mexacarbate is a carbamate pesticide developed by Alexander Shulgin and marketed in 1961 by Dow Chemical Company under the trade name Zectran.
Health effects of pesticides
Health effects of pesticides may be acute or delayed in those who are exposed.
5-Hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone
5-Hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone is a furanone derived from oxidation of furfural using singlet oxygen.
4-Phenylthiosemicarbazide
4-Phenylthiosemicarbazide (4-PTSC) is a thiosemicarbazide used as an agricultural chemical and pesticide.
Dichlofenthion
Dichlofenthion (IUPAC name: O-2,4-Dichlorophenyl O,O-diethyl phosphorothioate) is a phosphorothioate which is primarily used as a pesticide and nematicide.
4'-Aminopropiophenone
4'-Aminopropiophenone (para-aminopropiophenone or PAPP) is a chemical compound.
TFM (piscicide)
TFM (3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol) is a common piscicide, i.
1,3-Dichloropropene
1,3-Dichloropropene, sold under diverse trade names, is an organochlorine compound.
Bicyclo(2.2.1)heptane-2-carbonitrile
Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carbonitrile is a chemical which is classified as an extremely hazardous substance in the United States as defined in Section 302 of the U.
Farinomalein
Farinomalein is a natural maleimide with formula C10H13NO4 - was first isolated from the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria farinosa (Paecilomyces farinosus) - source H599 (Japan).
Chlorobenzilate
Chlorobenzilate is a pesticide that is not currently used in the USA or Europe.
Crimidine
Crimidine is a convulsant poison used as a rodenticide.
Dioxathion
Dioxathion, systematically known as p-dioxane-2,3-diyl ethyl phosphorodithioate, is an organophosphate pesticide.
Binapacryl
Binapacryl is an miticide and fungicide.
Captan
Captan is the name of a general use pesticide (GUP) that belongs to the phthalimide class of fungicides.
Sulfotep
Sulfotep (O,O,O',O'-Tetraethyldithiopyrophosphate) is a pesticide commonly used in greenhouses as a fumigative agent.
Iprodione
Iprodione is a hydantoin fungicide and nematicide.
Pesticide residue
Pesticide residue refers to the pesticides that may remain on or in food after they are applied to food crops.
Metam sodium
Metam sodium is an organosulfur compound (formally a dithiocarbamate), which is used as a soil fumigant, pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide.
Chlorophacinone
Chlorophacinone is an anticoagulant used as a rodenticide.
Procymidone
Procymidone is a pesticide.
Azinphos-methyl
Azinphos-methyl (Guthion) (also spelled azinophos-methyl) is a broad spectrum organophosphate insecticide manufactured by Bayer CropScience, Gowan Co.
Circle of Poison
The Circle of Poison (COP) refers to the export of domestically banned pesticides for use on foods elsewhere, some of which returns by way of import.
Acephate
Acephate is an organophosphate foliar insecticide of moderate persistence with residual systemic activity of about 10–15 days at the recommended use rate.
Metepa
Metepa is a chemosterilant.
The Pesticide Question
The Pesticide Question: Environment, Economics and Ethics is a 1993 book edited by David Pimentel and Hugh Lehman.
(Z)-9-Tricosene
(Z)-9-Tricosene (muscalure) is an insect pheromone used as a pesticide.
Chloramine-T
Tosylchloramide or N-chloro tosylamide, sodium salt, sold as chloramine-T, is a N-chlorinated and N-deprotonated sulfonamide used as a biocide and a mild disinfectant.
Indoxacarb
Indoxacarb is an oxadiazine pesticide developed by DuPont that acts against lepidopteran larvae.
Chlorbenside
Chlorbenside (C13H10Cl2S), also known as chlorparaside and chlorsulfacide, is a pesticide.
Chlorthiophos
Chlorthiophos is an organophosphorus pesticide.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson.
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