HYPOCHLORITE
Toxicology Calcium hypochlorite is generally available as a white powder, pellets, or flat plates. It decomposes readily in water or when heated, releasing oxygen and chlorine (ATSDR, 2014) Sodium hypochlorite …
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INFORMATION that is provided includes the toxicology of the compounds in this class, as well as the clinical manifestations and management of acute toxicity.
INORGANIC PHOSPHIDES
Toxicology The most common cause of severe toxicity with inorganic phosphides in humans are due to ingestion of aluminium phosphide (ALP) and Zinc phosphide. Inhalational and absorption through eyes, skin …
Read MoreFluoroquinolone Toxicity
Toxicology The most severe adverse effects of fluoroquinolones (FQs) include toxicities of the gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system, cardiovascular system, and musculoskeletal system. The commonest adverse events are gastrointestinal tract …
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Toxicology • Clofentezine is an acaricide with low mammalian toxicity (Oral LD50 > 5000 mg/kg)(IPCS, 2005;AAKO, 2006). • Its mode of toxicity is not understood(IPCS, 2005). • At high doses …
Read MoreTRIAZOLINTHIONE FUNGICIDES
Toxicology • The mammalian pharmacokinetic studies showed that prothioconazole was rapidly and extensively (> 90%) absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, the tmax being 0.1–0.7hrs(FAO;D.B. McGregor DB and Soleck R, 2008;National …
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Toxicology • Carbamates include methomyl,pirimicarb carbofuran, aldicarb They are clinically similar to but chemically different from organophosphates. Carbamate insecticides, like the OP insecticides, inhibit AChE and elicit cholinergic hyperstimulation. However, …
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Toxicology • Just like triazine, triazinone inhibit aliphatic amino acid synthesis in plants, a non-existent pathway in mammalian species hence a generally low degree of mammalian toxicity of the technical …
Read MoreORGANOTIN MITICIDES
Toxicology • The trimethyl and triethyltin compounds are well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and are the most toxic in this group (Kimbrough R D, 1976). • Some butyltin compounds …
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