Pesticides can present danger to consumers, bystanders, or workers during manufacture, transport, or during and after use. There is concern that pesticides used to control pests on food crops are dangerous to the consumer. These concerns are one reason for the organic food movement. Food crops, including many fruits and vegetables such as apples, celery, cherries, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, peppers, potatoes, red raspberries, spinach and strawberries may contain pesticide residues after being washed or peeled. Residues, permitted by ...

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Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides active against higher level animal life forms, Pesticide - Repellents and attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides active against plants and lower level life forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of pesticides, Pesticide - Managing pest resistance, Pesticide - Continuing development of pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US

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Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Higher Level Animal Life Forms, Pesticide - Repellents and Attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Plants and Lower Level Life Forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of Pesticides, Pesticide - Managing Pest Resistance, Pesticide - Continuing Development of Pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US

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In the US, all materials intended for sale and use as pesticides must be registered with the EPA. The process may be long, complex and expensive. It requires studies to be performed that indicate whether the material is effective against the intended pest and safe to use. During the registration process, a pesticide label is created which contains directions for the proper use of the material. Use inconsistent with the label is ...

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Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides active against higher level animal life forms, Pesticide - Repellents and attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides active against plants and lower level life forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of pesticides, Pesticide - Managing pest resistance, Pesticide - Continuing development of pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US

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Synergy or synergism most often refers to the phenomenon of two or more discrete influences or agents acting in common to create an effect which is greater than the sum of the effects each is able to create independently. The opposite of synergy is antagonism, the phenomenon where two agents in combination have an overall effect which is less than the sum of their individual effects. Synergy has origins as a theological term describing the cooperation of human effort with divine will. In the 1960s it was first used to describe supposed economies of scale in business, reappearing in the the 1990s as ...

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Synergy - Examples
Synergy - Drug Synergism Synergy - Combined Effects of Pests Synergy - Health Effects of Pesticides Synergy - Interacting Humans Synergy - Corporate Synergy Synergy - Computers and Humans Synergy - Quantity and Quality

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Warfarin Warfarin (also known under the brand names of Coumadin® and Marevan®) is an anticoagulant medication that is administered orally. It is used for the prophylaxis of thrombosis and embolism in many disorders. Its activity has to be monitored by frequent blood testing for the international normalized ratio (INR). It is named for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Warfarin was originally developed as a rat poison, and is still widely used as such, although warfarin-resistant rats ...

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Warfarin - Mechanism of action Warfarin - Uses
Warfarin - Medical use Warfarin - Pesticide use
Warfarin - Source Warfarin - Advantages and disadvantages
Warfarin - Pharmacokinetics and antagonism Warfarin - Side effects Warfarin - Interactions and contraindications
Warfarin - Overdose Warfarin - History Warfarin - Other coumarins Warfarin - Notes

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A cholinesterase inhibitor or anticholinesterase is a chemical that inhibits a cholinesterase enzyme from breaking down acetylcholine, so increasing both the level and duration of action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Anticholinesterases occur naturally as venoms and poisons, are used as weapons in the form of nerve agents, and are used medicinally to treat diseases such as myasthenia gravis and Alzheimer's disease, and as an antidote to anticholinergic poisoning. In myastheni ...

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Weed is the generic word for a plant growing in a spot where it is not wanted. Weeds become of economic significance in connection with farming, where their presence may result in reduced crop yield when growing in fields and poison domesticated animals when growing on pasture land. Many weeds are short-lived annual plants, that normally take advantage of temporarily bare soil to produce another generation of seeds before the soil is covered over again by slower growth; with the advent of agriculture, with extensive areas of ploughed soil exposed every year, the opportuni ...

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Weed - Invasive species Weed - Weed control Weed - Plants that are often considered weeds

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Mandrake may refer to: The plant Mandrake Mandrake (pesticide), a pesticide for wheat, commercialized by Bayer. Mandragoras, familiar demons (mandrakes). Leon Mandrake, magician (1911 - 1993). Mandrake the Magician, a comic strip character Mandrake Press. Tom Mandrake, a comic book artist - his web site - his biography The Mandrake, a play written by Niccolò Machiavelli. Mandrake, an album by Edguy, released in 2001. Mandriva L

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DDT was the first modern pesticide and is arguably the most well known organic pesticide. It is a highly hydrophobic colorless solid with a weak, chemical odor that is nearly insoluble in water but has a good solubility in most organic solvents, fat, and oils. DDT is also known under the chemical names 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane and dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane ...

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DDT - Properties
DDT - Environmental impact
DDT - History
DDT - The U.S. ban of DDT DDT - International regulation of DDT
DDT - DDT and malaria DDT - Arguments for and against DDT

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Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses microorganisms or their enzymes to return the environment altered by contaminants to its original condition. Bioremediation may be employed in order to attack specific contaminants, such as chlorinated pesticides that are degraded by bacteria, or a more general approach may be taken, such as oil spills that are broken down by the use of multiple techniques including the addition of nitrate and sulfate fertilizer to facilitate the decomposit ...

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Bioremediation - Monitoring bioremediation

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Agrichemical (or agrochemical), a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a generic term for the various chemical products used in agriculture. In most cases, agrichemical refers to the broad range of pesticides (e.g. insecticides, herbicides, fungicides), but it may also include synthetic fertilizers, hormones and other chemical growth agents, and concentrated stores of raw animal manure. Most agrichemicals are toxic, and all agrichemicals in bulk storage pose significant environmental and/o ...

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Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the cotton plant after the cotton lint has been removed. It must be refined to remove gossypol, a naturally occurring toxin that protects the cotton plant from insect damage. Therefore, unrefined cottonseed oil is sometimes used as a pesticide. Cottonseed oil has no cholesterol and is very low in trans fatty acids. It is commonly used ...

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An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use -- usually aerial application of pesticides (crop dusting) or fertiliser (aerial topdressing); in this role they are referred to as "top dressers" or "crop dusters." Agricultural aircraft are also used for hydroseeding. The most common agricultural aircraft are fixed-wing, such as the Grumman Ag Cat, PAC Fletcher, or Rockwell Thrush Commander but helicopters are also used ...

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Pesticides designed to kill pests are usually toxic to other creatures as well, including the applicator, people working in the field, and non-target organisms such as birds, wild and domestic animals and bees (our primary pollinators). The label for each chemical pesticide is designed after extensive testing to maximize the effectiveness of this particular material and minimize risks. It often takes millions of dollars and several years to get a new material labeled ie approved for use, in the USA. Prevention of pesticide poisoning, as well as first aid re ...

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Pesticide poisoning, Pesticide poisoning - The label is the KEY, Pesticide poisoning - Acute poisoning of humans, Pesticide poisoning - Chronic poisoning genetic damage and birth defects of humans, Pesticide poisoning - Poisoning of other non-target organisms wildlife bees

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Organic food - Less toxic. Organic proponents cite evidence showing that certain chemicals used in conventional farming, including pesticides and herbicides, mimic hormones - usually estrogen - when inside a person. They claim that this is significant even at the minute levels that the average person is exposed to. The US government states that these chemicals are safe when used correctly, but proponents claim such tests are only done on healthy adults - and that it is instead childre ...

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Organic food, Organic food - Types of organic food, Organic food - Identifying organic food, Organic food - Legal definition, Organic food - Preservatives, Organic food - Claimed advantages over conventional farming, Organic food - Less toxic, Organic food - Energy and environmental, Organic food - Tastier, Organic food - Nutritional value, Organic food - GMO free, Organic food - Summary, Organic food - Related movements, Organic food - Facts and statistics

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It is critical, when pesticide poisoning is suspected, to get competent treatment as rapidly as possible. Since pesticides have different modes of action and different medical responses, it is also necessary to refer to the label. If you are using a pesticide, be sure a copy of the label is present and accessible before you begin use. If you are rendering first aid, if at all possible, obtain a copy o ...

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Pesticide poisoning, Pesticide poisoning - The label is the KEY, Pesticide poisoning - Acute poisoning of humans, Pesticide poisoning - Chronic poisoning genetic damage and birth defects of humans, Pesticide poisoning - Poisoning of other non-target organisms wildlife bees

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One of the worst cases of pesticide misuse in recent history involved the application of a pesticide intended for outdoor agricultural use (methyl parathion) to homes in Mississippi for cockroaches and other home pests. Two exterminators were charged with multiple criminal charges after their ongoing use (of several years) was exposed. A number of residents, including two infants, suffered symptoms of pesticide poisoning. A number of homes and business, including several day care centers and schools were rendered uninhabitable or unusable. He ...

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Pesticide misuse, Pesticide misuse - Human health hazards, Pesticide misuse - Hazards to wildlife and livestock

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Pesticide misuse can also endanger wildlife and other environmental resources. A Florida man was recently cited and fined $23,100 for using the pesticide aldecarb on deer carcasses to kill coyotes, for storing the pesticide in unlabeled containers, and not being a certified applicator. Specific label directions are given on materials that are toxic to bees, because these pollinators are considered an important environmental resource. A typical bee-protection label direction reads: "This product is highly toxic to bees exposed to di ...

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Pesticide misuse, Pesticide misuse - Human health hazards, Pesticide misuse - Hazards to wildlife and livestock

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Listed by brand name, generic name and length of residual toxicity. Note that the brand names listed here are by no means complete. Pesticide toxicity to bees - Carbamates. Baygon (propoxur) Furadan (carbofuran) ⇒ 7 - 14 days Lannate (methomyl) Lannate LS ⇒ 2 hours + Mesurol (methiocarb) Nudrin (methomy) Pesticide toxicity to bees - Organophosphates. Afugan (pyrazophos) Azodrin (mono ...

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Pesticide toxicity to bees, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Classification of toxicity based on Lethal Dose 50% LD50mg/bee, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Bee kill rate per hive, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Highly Toxic Pesticides to Bees, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Carbamates, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Organophosphates, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Synthetic pyrethroids, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Chlorinated cyclodienes, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Chloronicotines, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Herbicides, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Others, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Highly toxic and banned in the US, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Moderately toxic, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Relatively non-toxic, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Common insecticides toxic to bees used on soybeans

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Many insecticides used against soybean aphids are highly toxic to bees. Orthene 75S (acephate) Address 75 WSP (acephate) Sevin (Carbaryl) Lorsban 4E (Chlorpyrifos) Dimate (Dimethoate) Steward 1.25 SC (Indoxacarb) Lannate (Methomyl) Cheminova Methyl 4EC (Methyl Parathion) Penncap M (microencapsulated Methyl Parathion) Tracer (Spinosad) < ...

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Pesticide toxicity to bees, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Classification of toxicity based on Lethal Dose 50% LD50mg/bee, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Bee kill rate per hive, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Highly Toxic Pesticides to Bees, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Carbamates, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Organophosphates, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Synthetic pyrethroids, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Chlorinated cyclodienes, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Chloronicotines, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Herbicides, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Others, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Highly toxic and banned in the US, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Moderately toxic, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Relatively non-toxic, Pesticide toxicity to bees - Common insecticides toxic to bees used on soybeans

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