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lead arsenate

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lead arsenate  (ld)
n.
A poisonous white crystalline compound, Pb3(AsO4)2, used in insecticides and herbicides.
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Noun1.lead arsenate - a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide
insect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects


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Lead is also present in soil as a result of historical deposition from automobile exhaust, deteriorated paint, lead arsenate pesticide, and industrial and incinerator emissions.
Geographic analysis of blood lead levels in New York State children ... by Talbot, Thomas O. / Environmental Health Perspectives
DDT displaced the more toxic and persistent lead arsenate.
Silent Spring by Jukes, Thomas / Reason
2003 Residential arsenic and lead levels in an agricultural community with a history of lead arsenate use.
Lead, arsenic, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil and house ... by Lane, Stephanie / Environmental Health Perspectives
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