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captafol

11/29/2017 / By Rita Winters

Captafol — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Captafol is a broad spectrum protective contact fungicide from the sulfanilamide group. It is widely used outside the U.S. to control foliage and fruit diseases. It is an alkylating agent and produces genotoxic effects in a variety of systems. Captafol is created by reacting tetrahydrophthalimide and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylsulfenyl chloride in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide. […]

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