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aldicarb

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aldicarb [′al·də‚kärb]
(organic chemistry)
C7H14N2O2S A colorless, crystalline compound with a melting point of 100°C; used as an insecticide, miticide, and nematicide to treat soil for cotton, sugarbeets, potatoes, peanuts, and ornamentals.


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per acre of aldicarb, the active ingredient in Temik.
The EPA had proposed cutting the maximum permissible amount of aldicarb residues on food to one-fifth the existing standard, which would cause great hardship for farmers who need more to keep insects at bay.
He points to the pesticide aldicarb as one example; it is so potentially lethal that applicators "basically have to put on a moon suit to use it.
 
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