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11/23/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Flutriafol – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Flutriafol, which has the common trade name TopGuard and belongs to the triazole class, was registered as a fungicide under the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 29, 2010. It was manufactured by Cheminova under the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based chemical manufacturing company FMC Corp. Flutriafol is a systemic, demethylation inhibitor fungicide that has both curative […]

11/17/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Parathion — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Parathion goes by its trade names such as Alkron, Alleron, Aphamite, Corothion, Ethyl parathion, Etilon, Fosferno 50, Niran, Orthophos, Panthion, Paramar, Paraphos, Parathene, Parawet, Phoskil, Rhodiatox, Soprathion, Stathion, Thiopos, AC 3422, E-605, and ENT 15108. Thiopos is a name that was used in the former Soviet Union. Parathion is classified as a restricted use pesticide […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Vinclozolin — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Vinclozolin mainly serves as a fungicide that is formulated as a dry flowable that can be applied with aerial, chemigation, or ground equipment; as a dip treatment on cut flowers, nursery stock, dip treatment on ornamental bulbs and corms, or rose budwood; and with thermal foggers in green houses. List of known side effects Vinclozolin […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Triadimefon — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Triadimefon is a pesticide that gives off toxic fumes of amines, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrazines, and nitrogen oxides when it is heated to the point of decomposition. List of known side effects Triadimefon causes allergic reactions to the skin. Likewise, it irritates the skin and the mucous membranes. A person can go into shock […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Rimsulfuron — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Rimsulfuron can be called by its other names such as 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3-ethylsulfonyl-2-pyridylsulfonyl)urea, N-((4,6-Dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl)-3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide, N-[[(4,6-Dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino)carbonyl]-3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridine sulfonamide, and 2-Pyridinesulfonamide. Rimsulfuron inhibits the activity of acetolactate synthase (ALS), also known as acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) in plants and which is responsible for protein formation, thereby effectively stopping the growth of the apical meristem and the root tip. List of known […]

11/08/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Fluometuron — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Fluometuron, whose trade names are Lanex, Pakhtaran, Ciba-2059, Cotoran, Cotorex, Cottonex, C-2059, Flo-Met, and Higalcoton, among others, belongs in the United States Environmental Protection Agency‘s toxicity class II. Fluometruon, which has the chemical name 1,1-dimethyl-3-(a,a,a-trifluoro-m-tolyl) urea, is a white to tan powder with an amine-like odor. List of known side effects Fluometuron is bad for […]

11/08/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Quintozene — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Quintozene, which is also called PCNB, is an organochlorine fungicide that is used for soil and seed treatments to facilitate proper planting. It can be used on application for field crops such as brassicas, cotton, lettuce, tomatoes, barley, corn, oats, rice, and wheat, among others. Quintozene also prevents the growth of slime in industrial waters. […]

11/07/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

2,4-D — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is a synthetic auxin, which is a class of plant hormones, and is a member of the phenoxy family of herbicides. It enters the plant via the leaves and passes through its meristems, after which said plant’s stem will curl over, its leaves will wither, and the plant eventually dies. 2,4-D is very […]

11/07/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Big Ag is ruining what ground water they don’t take: Excess nitrogen reaching dangerous levels, study finds

A new study has revealed that big agriculture’s utilization of nitrogen can impact groundwater quality. A team of scientists from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) and the Departments of Agroecology and Environmental Science at Aarhus University were able to conclude that when farmers apply more nitrogen to lands than their crops can absorb, […]

09/28/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Folic acid found to reduce risk of autism

A study that was conducted by researchers at the University of California (UC) Davis and which was published in Environmental Health Perspectives on Friday, September 8 showed that children whose mothers had an intake of 800 or more micrograms (mcg) of folic acid – the amount that is usually found in most prenatal vitamins – […]

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