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11/30/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Kresoxim-methyl — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Kresoxim-methyl is a fungicide that belongs to the strobilurin group of chemicals. It is used to fight against scab and other fungal diseases, such as mildews, blast, and sheath blight on a wide variety of crops, such as sugar beet, fruits like apples, grapes, and pears, curcubit vegetables, and pecans. It works by inhibiting the […]

11/30/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Polyethylene — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Polyethylene is a thermoplastic polymer that has a variable crystalline structure. It is one of the most commonly produced plastics worldwide, with tens of millions of tons produced every year. It is produced by linking ethylene molecules to a larger molecule that has a branched chain structure. It is commonly used in cosmetics and personal […]

11/29/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Nitrosamines — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Nitrosamines are chemical compounds that are used in the production of cosmetics, pesticides, tobacco products, and in most rubber products, such as balloons and condoms. These chemical compounds are formed from constituents of the foods or products that are either naturally present, such as amines, or added during production, although they are not added to […]

11/29/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Metsulfuron methyl — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Metsulfuron methyl is a residual sulfonylurea compound that is used as a selective herbicide that works by inhibiting the biosynthesis of branched amino acids in sensitive plants. To do this, it competitively binds to the enzyme system, which catalyzes the formation of these amino acids, the acetolactate synthase (ALS). It hinders the division of cells […]

11/29/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Maneb — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Maneb is a chemical that belongs to the ethylene bisdithiocarbamates (EBDCs) group, which are used to prevent crop damage in the field and to protect harvested crops from damage in storage or transport. It can be physically described as a clear, colorless, or faintly yellow powder. According to an entry by BeyondPesticides.org, maneb is used […]

11/29/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

MCPB — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

MCPB is a phenoxy herbicide produced as a sodium salt and an acid. It is used to control Canadian thistle, buttercup, mustard, purslane, ragweed, common lambsquarters, pigweed, smartweed, sowthistle, morning glory, and other broad leaf weeds on newly sown pastures, clover seed crops, green and dry peas, and cereals undersown with ryegrass or clover. It […]

11/29/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Fosetyl aluminium — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Fosetyl aluminium, which is an organophosphate, is a systemic fungicide that prevents the spore germination and penetration of pathogen into the plant through blocking its mycelial growth and spore production. Moreover, it improves the natural defense mechanism of the plant to fight diseases. This type of fungicide is used to control Phytophthora and Pythium root […]

11/29/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

p-Phenylenediamine — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

P-Phenylenediamine,is a white to slightly red crystalline substance, that is used in the production of hair dyes, synthetic fibers, and polyurethane. In addition, it is used as an additive to gasoline, a photographic developing agent, and as an intermediate in the production of rubber and antioxidants. P-Phenylenediamine has the molecular formula of C6H8N2. List of known […]

11/29/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Barium — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Barium is a soft, silvery-white metal that becomes a silvery to yellow colored metal when exposed to air. Barium only occurs in combination with other elements and it has two major forms, barium sulfate or barite and barium carbonate or witherite, which are usually found in nature as underground ore deposits. Moreover, barium can also […]

11/29/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Bensulfuron-methyl — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Bensulfuron-methyl is an herbicide that belongs to a group of herbicides known as pyrimidinylsulfonylurea. This herbicide is used to protect cereals, particularly wheat, and rice from annual and perennial weeds and sedges, such as pigweed, chickweed, wild mustard, stinkgrass, barnyard grass, rice flatsedge, dwarf umbrella grass, nut-grass, and creeping water primrose. It can be absorbed […]

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