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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. Agent Orange - Wikipedia

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    2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T). The active ingredient of Agent Orange was an equal mixture of two phenoxy herbicides – 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) – in iso-octyl ester form, which contained traces of the dioxin 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo ...

  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. Pesticides in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    1.3 2,4-D. 1.4 DDT. 1.5 Endosulfan. 1.6 ... By the 1970s its use was restricted and it was finally banned in 1989. ... glyphosate is an approved herbicide for killing ...

  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. Pesticides in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Over 250 products are banned for sale and more than 95 pesticide ingredients are banned for cosmetic uses. [19] ... the herbicide 2,4-D. [21] [22] As of April 2015, ...