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12/02/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Fenpropimorph — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Fenpropimorph is a morpholine-derived fungicide utilized in agriculture, specifically on cereal crops. Its mode of action involves inhibiting the sterol pathways of fungi, while leaving non-target plants unaffected. List of known side effects Dermal contact with fenpropimorph may induce severe skin inflammation that can occur immediately or after some time. Repeated contact can lead to […]

12/02/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Fenoprop – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Fenoprop, also known as 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) propionic acid, is a herbicide and plant growth regulator commonly used on woody plants and broad-leaf weeds. It is used as industrial, commercial, and agricultural herbicide for rice, sugarcane, maize, orchards, pasture, rangeland, lawns, turf, and aquatic areas. Though once widely used in the U.S. or industrial, commercial, and agricultural […]

12/02/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Emamectin benzoate – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Emamectin is a compound produced by the bacterium Streptomyces avermitilis that exists in numerous forms: as the free base emamectin, as emamectin benzoate salt, and as emamectin hydrochloride. Emamectin benzoate is a cream-colored powder that is the most common form of emamectin. This chemical belongs to the avermectin compound family, of which all types are […]

12/02/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Endosulfan — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Endosulfan is an organochlorine insecticide and acaricide belonging to the cyclodiene subgroup. This colorless solid acts as a contact poison for a wide variety of insects, like aphids, cabbage worms, and ticks. In addition to its application on food crops, endosulfan can be utilized as a wood preservative as well. Once widely employed for agricultural […]

12/02/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

DNOC — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

DNOC, also known as 4,6-Dinitro-ortho-cresol, is an organic compound that appears as a slightly soluble, yellow solid. This multi-use substance had a variety of applications throughout the years, ranging from being utilized as a non-systemic stomach poison and contact insecticide to a contact herbicide. DNOC was widely used as a pesticide until 1991; that year, […]

11/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Isoproturon – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Isoproturon is a selective, systemic herbicide typically applied to cereal crops to halt the growth of annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds. This chemical belongs to the phenylurea family, meaning it’s intended to be a relatively non-toxic herbicide. However, a European Union (EU) committee found isoproturon to be an endocrine disruptor capable of causing birth defects, […]

11/29/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Isofenphos — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Isofenphos is an organophosphate insecticide developed in West Germany by Bayer-AG, a German pharmaceutical company. First registered in 1980, isofenphos was marketed and sold for use on soil-dwelling insects like white grubs, Japanese beetles, corn roundworms, and wireworms. Though once widely used to protect crops and golf courses from insects, isofenphos has since become a […]

11/29/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Fenoxaprop-P-Ethyl — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl is a post-emergent herbicide belonging to the aryloxyphenoxy propionate group. First registered in 1987, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl is most often used on the broad-leaved weeds that tend to grow around rice and ornamentals. List of known side effects Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl can irritate the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract. If prolonged dermal contact occurs, then the affected skin […]

11/29/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Azadirachtin — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Azadirachtin is a chemical typically used in pesticides that inhibit the growth of insects. Its mode of action involves blocking the production and release of hormones that induce metamorphosis and other physiological changes in insects. Azadirachtin can be used as a feeding deterrent as well. The name of this substance comes from the neem (Azadiractha […]

11/28/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Amitrole – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Amitrole is a chemical marketed as a non-selective, systemic triazole herbicide intended for use on annual grasses, broadleaf weeds, poison ivy, and aquatic weeds. Known as amino-triazole in Great Britain and France, amitrole has been banned from being utilized on food crops in 1971 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to the […]

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