Author: Poison Sense

Toxicology Members of this family include atrazine, hexazinone, metribuzin, prometon, prometryn and simazine.  Amitrole, is a triazine herbicide thas is reportedly goitrogenic in a number of animal species. Amitrole reduces thyroid …

Toxicology The commonly used herbicides are alachlor, acetochlor, butachlor, metolachlor, and propachlor. This class of herbicides is slightly hazardous, except butachlor, which is not likely to pose any hazard. Chloroacetanilides …

Toxicology • The major target organ of piperonyl butoxide(PBO) is the liver.Histopathological effects including enlargement of hepatocytes with glassy cytoplasm, oval cell proliferation, bile duct hyperplasia, and focal necrosis were …

 Toxicology Beta-2 adrenergic agonists includes Bitolterol, Formoterol, Metaproterenol, Pirbuterol, Salbutamol (Albuterol), Salmeterol, Terbutaline among others • beta-2receptor agonists causes increased heart rate in sinoatrial node (SA node) in addition to …

 Toxicology • Some nitriles such as Bromoxynil Octanoate are moderately acutely toxic (Oral LD50, 50-500 mg/kg) (Kegley et al 2014). • The principal toxic action of the benzonitriles eg Bromoxynil …

Toxicology Chlorophenoxy herbicides contain an aliphatic carboxylic acid moiety attached to a chlorine-or-methyl-substituted aromatic ring. Representative compounds of this class include 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid; 2, 4-dichlorophenoxy propionic acid; 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic …

Toxicology • Copper sulphate is a powerful oxidizing agent and a corrosive acid to mucous membranes (Saravu et al 2007). • The soluble copper salts such as CuSO4 show limited …

Toxicology The composition of snake venom from a single species of venomous snake can consist of up to 100 different toxic elements, including enzymes (constituting 80-90% of viperid; 25-70% of …

Toxicology Bipyridyl (or bipyridinium) herbicides are quaternary ammonium compounds marketed as contact herbicides and desiccants (Eddleston M. 2016). Bipyridyl herbicides-diquat and paraquat-exist as divalent cations found as dibromide or dichloride …