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chlorpyrifos

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Noun1.chlorpyrifos - a common organophosphate insecticide
organophosphate - an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system


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Although chlorpyrifos has been restricted for use in the home, it is still permitted for agriculture and remains the most widely used organophosphate pesticide in the world.
A fine differentiation: chlorpyrifos and neuronal development by Josephon, Julia / Environmental Health Perspectives
However, the organophosphates malathion and chlorpyrifos are still legally used on many conventional crops.
Organic choice: pesticides vanish from body after change in diet by Harder, B. / Science News
For example, the data show that the average 6- to 11-year-old sampled is exposed to the nerve-damaging organophosphorous (OP) pesticide chlorpyrifos at four times the level U.
Organic choices clarified: exclusive coverage of the latest organic ... by Marquez, Theresa / New Life Journal
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