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11/21/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Tebuconazole — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Tebuconazole is a triazole fungicide used to keep field crops and cereals free of pathogenic fungicide. This chemical works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis, which is the metabolic pathway necessary for generating a major fungal plasma membrane constituent. Tebucanozole can be used as a seed dressing to remedy cereal bunt and smut disease, or as a […]

11/18/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Pesticides – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Pesticides are chemicals or substances used to control, repel, or eliminate pests. These organisms can invade or damage crops and homes, and may even cause harm to humans or other animals. Due to the wide variety of pests, there is an equally diverse range of pesticides, with the most common ones being: Insecticides: These are […]

11/16/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Chlorsulfuron — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Chlorsulfuron is a sulfonylurea herbicide used to control broad-leaved plants and grass weeds such as hogweed and rough poppy. This chemical works by inhibiting valine and isoleucine biosynthesis, which are natural processes essential to the survival of plants and bacteria. Chlorsulfuron appears as a white, crystalline solid and is typically supplied as a dry, flowable […]

11/16/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Propiconazole – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Propiconazole is a fungicide and antimicrobial agent originally intended to protect grass being grown for seed. Following its introduction in 1981, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expanded its applications to include protecting ornamental plants, turf, and food crops. Additionally, propiconazole can be used as a preservative for woods, paints, adhesives, paper, and textiles. […]

11/14/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Spirodiclofen – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Spirodiclofen is a tetronic acid most commonly used as an insecticide and acaricide, or substance poisonous to mites and ticks. As a selective, non-systemic pesticide, spirodiclofen works by inhibiting lipid biosynthesis and effectively disrupting the development of ticks and mites. In its pure form, spirodiclofen appears as an odorless, white powder. List of known side […]

11/14/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Quinclorac – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Quinclorac is a selective, post-emergence herbicide primarily utilized in the control of broadleaf weeds, rice crop weeds, and crabgrass. This synthetic chemical works by inhibiting cell wall synthesis in its target plants. Some people who use quinclorac improve its efficacy by combining it with other herbicides like pendimethalin and phenoxy herbicides. Although quinclorac has been […]

11/14/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Petrolatum – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Petrolatum is a colorless or pale-yellow, semi-solid byproduct of petroleum or crude oil refining. The origins of petrolatum lie in the Pennsylvanian city of Titusville, where it started as a thick gel from oil wells that were eventually distilled and cleaned by American chemist Robert Chesebrough. Hundreds of years after its initial discovery, petrolatum has […]

11/14/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Triazophos – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Triazophos is an organophosphorus compound most commonly used in insecticides, nematicides, and acaricides. It appears as an oily, yellow-brown liquid in its pure form, but is usually supplied as a wettable powder, emulsifiable concentrate, or granules. Although its intended applications are against the insects, mites, and nematodes that target plant crops and ornamentals, triazophos is […]

11/11/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Profenofos – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Profenofos is an organophosphate insecticide characterized by its pale, yellow color and strong, garlic-like odor. This chemical is largely use to control the pests that target crops, specifically caterpillars, aphids, spider mites, and whiteflies. Profenofos does this by inhibiting the action of the acetylcholinesterase enzyme, an enzyme that plays a role in the transmission of […]

11/11/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Thimerosal – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Thimerosal, also known as thiomersal, is a mercury- and thiosalicylate-containing organic compound with antiseptic, bactericidal, and fungicidal properties. As such, thimerosal has been utilized as an anti-microbial preservative in various pharmaceutical products since the 1930s, including but not limited to vaccines, skin test antigens, and antivenins. Its inclusion in vaccines continued until 1999, whereupon it […]

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