Chapter 7 - Pesticides and other organic chemicals Flashcards
1
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Organophosphate
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A pesticide
Used for mosquito and termite abatement
Popularity arises due to thy are inexpensive, control wide range of insects and have not been weakened by the resistance of insects
Not to persist in the environment
Can produce both acute and long term effects
2
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Carbamates
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Dissipate quickly from the environment
Used as fungicide, insecticide, herbicides
3
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The Bhopal, India Incident
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Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) gases were released from a Union Carbide pesticide factory
Malfunctioning of their safety measures
4
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Organochlorines
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Characteristically stable, fat soluble, and bioaccumulate
Examples: DDT, that has a half life of 10 years
