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  2. Organophosphate poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Prevention efforts include banning very toxic types of organophosphates. [2] Among those who work with pesticides the use of protective clothing and showering before going home is also useful. [6] In those who have organophosphate poisoning the primary treatments are atropine, oximes such as pralidoxime, and diazepam.

  3. Substances poisonous to dogs - Wikipedia

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    Pesticides containing organophosphates can be fatal to dogs. "Disulfoton is an example found in rose care products." [ 21 ] "They're considered junior-strength nerve agents because they have the same mechanism of action as nerve gases like sarin", explained Dana Boyd Barr, an exposure scientist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, who has ...

  4. Health effects of pesticides - Wikipedia

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    Health effects of pesticides may be acute or delayed in those who are exposed. [1] Acute effects can include pesticide poisoning, which may be a medical emergency. [2] Strong evidence exists for other, long-term negative health outcomes from pesticide exposure including birth defects, fetal death, [3] neurodevelopmental disorder, [4] cancer, and neurologic illness including Parkinson's disease ...

  5. Terbufos - Wikipedia

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    Organophosphate poisoning is not common in the developed world. Most cases of terbufos poisoning occur in the developing world, where protection against pesticides is scarce, but compounds such as terbufos are widespread, uncontrolled by a government and readily available for farmers. [15]

  6. Organophosphate - Wikipedia

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    Organophosphate pesticides were not commercialised until after WWII. Parathion was among the first marketed, followed by malathion and azinphosmethyl . Although organophosphates were used in considerable qualities they were originally less important than organochlorine insecticides such as DDT , dieldrin , and heptachlor .

  7. Column: Pesticides linked to cancer, Parkinson's, so why keep ...

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    Children’s developing neurological systems and rapidly growing cells are far more susceptible to toxic chemicals than those of adults; childhood leukemia is 35% more prevalent now than 30 years ago.

  8. Monocrotophos - Wikipedia

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    In a study published in Genome Biology, [6] researchers demonstrated the gut microbiota mediated diabetogenic effect of organophosphate insecticides. They used monocrotophos as the prototypical organophosphate in their study and showcased that during chronic intake, monocrotophos is degraded by the gut microbiota and the end products are converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis that account ...

  9. Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food ...

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    Toxic chemicals called PFAS are in pesticides sprayed on food and included in pet flea treatments and home bug repellants, a new study found. ... People. Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey teams ...