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2. 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 ...

3. Pesticide poisoning - Wikipedia

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   Pesticide poisoning. A pesticide poisoning occurs when pesticides, chemicals intended to control a pest, affect non-target organisms such as humans, wildlife, plants, or bees. There are three types of pesticide poisoning. The first of the three is a single and short-term very high level of exposure which can be experienced by individuals who ...

4. Herbicide - Wikipedia

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   Herbicide. A field after application of a herbicide. Weeds controlled with herbicide. Herbicides (US: / ˈɜːrbɪsaɪdz /, UK: / ˈhɜːr -/), also commonly known as weed killers, are substances used to control undesired plants, also known as weeds. [1] Selective herbicides control specific weed species while leaving the desired crop ...

5. Paraquat - Wikipedia

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   Paraquat (trivial name; / ˈpærəkwɒt /), or N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium dichloride (systematic name), also known as methyl viologen, is a toxic organic compound with the chemical formula [ (C 6 H 7 N) 2]Cl 2. It is classified as a viologen, a family of redox -active heterocycles of similar structure. [5]

6. 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.

7. Glyphosate - Wikipedia

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   Glyphosate (IUPAC name: N- (phosphonomethyl)glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant. It is an organophosphorus compound, specifically a phosphonate, which acts by inhibiting the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSP).