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acephate

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acephate [′as·ə·fāt]
(organic chemistry)
C4H10NO3PS A white solid with a melting point of 72-80°C; very soluble in water; used as an insecticide for a wide range of aphids and foliage pests.


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Product (a) Active ingredient Acres treated (a) Malathion Malathion 90,000 Dursban Chlorpyrifos 47,000 Diazinon Diazinon 32,000 Sevin Carbaryl 11,000 Orthene Acephate 10,000 Oftenol Isofenphos 9,000 Other Other 96,000 Total 295,000 Product (a) Probability of use [% (calculated)] (b) Malathion 31 Dursban 16 Diazinon 11 Sevin 4 Orthene 3 Oftenol 3 Other 33 Total (a) Anonymous (1991).
Acephate Chlorpyrifos Mancozeb Phenoxies(2) Atrazine Dicamba Mepiquat Pyrethroids(3) Bromoxynil Ethephon Metolachlor(1) Simazine Chlorothalonil Glyphosate Pendimethalin Trifluralin
 
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