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11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

1-Methylcyclopropene — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

1-Methylcyclopropene, which also goes by the names cyclopropene, 1-methyl, EthylBloc, SmartFresh, among others, inhibits the effects of the plant hormone ethylene, which is used in agriculture to induce the ripening of fruits. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered 1-methylcyclopropene and allowed its post-harvest application to apples, apricots, avocados, kiwifruit, mangoes, melons, nectarines, pears, […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Transglutaminase — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Transglutaminase’s brand name is Activa, which is manufactured by Japanese food and chemical maker Ajinomoto Co., maker of the neurotoxins aspartame and monosodium glutamate (MSG). The different types of transglutaminase are: Activa TG-FP, which is used for beef and pork restructuring and utilized for foods that are high in protein but low in fat; Activa […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Vinclozolin — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Vinclozolin mainly serves as a fungicide that is formulated as a dry flowable that can be applied with aerial, chemigation, or ground equipment; as a dip treatment on cut flowers, nursery stock, dip treatment on ornamental bulbs and corms, or rose budwood; and with thermal foggers in green houses. List of known side effects Vinclozolin […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Strontium-90 — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Strontium is a silvery metallic element that is contained in rocks, soil, coal, oil, and dust. This form is not radioactive and is sometimes called stable strontium. Strontium-90 is the radioactive form of strontium. Its half-life (the amount of time it takes for half of the strontium to give off its radiation and change into […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Phosphates — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Phosphates are the naturally occurring elements of the element phosphorus, whose presence in the body is necessary for the body’s optimum growth and development. According to the Linus Pauling Institute, the recommended dietary allowance of phosphorus is 700 milligrams per day. Foods that are rich in phosphorus include beef, lentils, almonds, chicken, halibut, milk, salmon, […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Triadimefon — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Triadimefon is a pesticide that gives off toxic fumes of amines, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrazines, and nitrogen oxides when it is heated to the point of decomposition. List of known side effects Triadimefon causes allergic reactions to the skin. Likewise, it irritates the skin and the mucous membranes. A person can go into shock […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Rimsulfuron — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Rimsulfuron can be called by its other names such as 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3-ethylsulfonyl-2-pyridylsulfonyl)urea, N-((4,6-Dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl)-3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide, N-[[(4,6-Dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino)carbonyl]-3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridine sulfonamide, and 2-Pyridinesulfonamide. Rimsulfuron inhibits the activity of acetolactate synthase (ALS), also known as acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) in plants and which is responsible for protein formation, thereby effectively stopping the growth of the apical meristem and the root tip. List of known […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Propylene oxide — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Propylene oxide is utilized in the manufacture of polyethers and propylene glycol. Its chemical formula is C3H6O, and it has a molecular weight of 58.08 grams per mole (g/mol). It smells sweet and alcohol- and ether-like and is a clear and colorless liquid in form. Propylene oxide goes by other names such as epoxypropane; methyloxirane; […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

PBDE — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), which belong to a class of brominated hydrocarbon and are sometimes likened to brominated flame retardant (BFR) chemicals, have been widely utilized in the United States since the 1970s. In later years, however, growing anxiety that they linger in the environment and bioaccumulate in the food chain, has arisen. PBDEs have […]

11/11/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Propanil — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Propanil, which goes by its trade names such as Arrosol, Bay 30130, DPA, DCPA, Stam, Stan 80 EDF, Stam M-4, Stampede, Wham DF, Wham EZ, Cekupropanil, Chem-Rice, Dropaven, Erban, FW-734, Herbax, Prop-Job, Propanex, Propanilo, Riselect, S10145, Strel, Supernox, Surcopur, Surpur, and Vertac, is a general use pesticide and belongs to toxicity class II of the […]

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