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Public Health
Public Health, Insecticides, Exam 2
insecticides groups | insecticides-plant protection | health related problems | 1/2 life |
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chlorinated hydrocarbons | DDT, DDE, DDD | nerve poisons that cause convulsions, paralysis, death | 2-15 years |
Organophosphates | Malathion, parathion, methyl parathion | nerve poisonons that inactivate the enzyme that transmits nerve impulses | 1-12 weeks (some years) |
Carbamates | Carbryl (Sevin), Zineb, Maneb | nerve poison | days to weeks |
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons | aldrin, dieldrin, endrin | nerve poisons that cause convulsions, paralysis and death | 2-15 years |
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons | heptachlor, toxaphene, kepone | nerve poisons that cause convulsions, paralysis and death | 2-15 years |
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons | lindane, chlordane, mirex | nerve poisons that cause convulsions, paralysis and death | 2-15 years |
Organophosphates | Azoddrin, phosdrin, diazinon | nerve poisons that inactivate the enzyme that transmits nerve impulses | 1-12 weeks (some years) |
Organophosphates | TEPP, DDVP | nerve poisons that inactivate the enzyme that transmits nerve impulses | 1-12 weeks (some years) |
Carbamates | Baygon, Zectran | nerve poison | days to weeks |
Carbamates | Temik, Matacil | nerve poison | days to weeks |
1/2 life | 1/2 life | time for 1/2 of substance to disappear | time for 1/2 of substance to disappear |