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phorate

[′fȯr‚āt]
(organic chemistry)
C7H17O2PS2 A clear liquid with slight solubility in water; used as an insecticide for a wide range of insects on a wide range of crops.
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Exposure Exposed cases Exposed noncases (n =1,081) (n = 29,513) Any insecticide 447 11,420 Carbamates 353 9,089 Carbaryl 342 8,884 Carbofuran 20 535 Organochlorines 87 2,149 Aldrin 8 232 Chlordane 47 1,178 DDT 48 997 Dieldrin 6 102 Heptachlor 11 215 Lindane 15 425 Toxaphene 6 198 Organophosphates 300 7,389 Chlorpyrifos 51 1,130 Coumaphos 18 356 Diazinon 118 2,902 Dichlorvos 32 712 Fonofos 18 538 Malathion 226 5,561 Parathion 13 289 Phorate 22 561 Terbufos 37 814 Pyrethroids 45 1,360 Permethrin for animals 32 977 Permethrin for crops 17 568 Exposure Adjusted HRa 95% CI Adjusted HRb Any insecticide 1.
Insecticide Use and Breast Cancer Risk among Farmers' Wives in the Agricultural Health Study
Commercial-grade insecticide phorate (10% CG purity) was obtained from pesticide market.
Molecular diversity of organophosphorus degrading bacteria from different field soils
An incidence of phorate poisoning in six crossbred cows was reported for treatment.
Therapeutic management of phorate poisoning in bovines
Agata, tratadas apenas com Phorate no sulco de plantio, pois a disseminacao atingiu 100% das plantas que nao foram pulverizadas com os outros inseticidas durante o ciclo de vida da planta.
Control of virus spread through vectors on potato fields/ Controle da disseminacao de virus por meio de vetores na cultura da batata
Pesticide (aldicarb sulphoxide, aldicarb sulphone, demeton-S-methyl sulphoxide, carbendazim, methomyl, thiabendazole, methiocarb sulphoxide, methiocarb sulphone, aldicarb, imazalil, thiodicarb, phorate sulphoxide, phorate sulphone, methiocarb) standard substances were obtained from Dr.
Pesticide residues in commercially available oranges and evaluation of potential washing methods/Apelsinide pestitsiidijaakide analuus ja puuviljade pesemisviiside efektiivsuse hindamine
OPs not detected included: dimethoate, disulfoton, ethoprop, fensulfothion, EPN, fenthion, malathion, merphos, methyl parathion, azinphos-methyl, phorate, demeton.
Insecticide residues in bats and guano from Indiana
Organophosphates--malathion, diazinon, phorate, and others.
Chapter 12 pest management
d]) of these chemicals followed the order: terbufos > phorate > 2,4-D > atrazine > metsulfuron methyl.
Fate and behaviour of pesticides in the agroecosystem--a review with a New Zealand perspective
Experiments were also sprayed with insecticides in accordance with standard thresholds to prevent damage from pests not controlled by phorate or aldicarb and to prevent damage after the efficacy of these compounds had declined (4-6 wk after emergence).
How to succeed by doing nothing: cotton compensation after simulated early season pest damage
They are chlorpyrifos, coumaphos, fonofos, phorate, permethrin and butylate.
Pesticides linked to prostrate cancer. (News: dispatches from around the world about healthy, sustainable living)
The impact of granular formulations of phorate, terbufos, carbofuran, carbosulphan, and thiofanox on newly sown Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum).
Insect herbivore above- and belowground: individual and joint effects on plant fitness
Phorate, an organophosphorus insecticide, was used around a South Dakota wetland at only three-quarters of the recommended dose yet persisted through the winter despite assurances from the U.
Nowhere to hide: the global spread of high-risk synthetic chemicals
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