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2. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - Wikipedia

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   2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula Cl 2 C 6 H 3 OCH 2 CO 2 H.It is usually referred to by its ISO common name 2,4-D. [4] It is a systemic herbicide that kills most broadleaf weeds by causing uncontrolled growth, but most grasses such as cereals, lawn turf, and grassland are relatively unaffected.

3. Herbicide - Wikipedia

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   Many questions exist about herbicides' health and environmental effects, because of the many kinds of herbicide and the myriad potential targets, mostly unintended. For example, a 1995 panel of 13 scientists reviewing studies on the carcinogenicity of 2,4-D had divided opinions on the likelihood 2,4-D causes cancer in humans. [43]

4. Once A Component of Agent Orange, 2,4-D Herbicide Could ... - AOL

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   The chemical, supplied by Monsanto and Dow Chemical, was a mixture of two herbicides: 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D. The former was phased-out of field use more than 30 years ago due to toxicity concerns ...

5. 2,4-DB - Wikipedia

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   2,4-DB or 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid is a selective systemic phenoxy herbicide used to control many annual and perennial broad-leaf weeds in alfalfa, peanuts, soybeans, and other crops. Its active metabolite , 2,4-D , inhibits growth at the tips of stems and roots.

6. Once A Component of Agent Orange, 2,4-D Herbicide Could ... - AOL

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   Huey helicopters were used to disperse Agent Orange across forests and farms in over 6,500 missions in a nine year period of the Vietnam War. Image source: Wikimedia Commons The use of Agent ...

7. List of herbicides - Wikipedia

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   The industry-sponsored Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) advises on the use of herbicides in crop protection and classifies the available compounds according to their chemical structures and mechanism of action so as to manage the risks of pesticide resistance developing. [4] The 2024 HRAC poster of herbicide modes of action includes ...