What is disulfoton used for?
Disulfoton is a manufactured substance used as a pesticide to control a variety of harmful pests that attack many field and vegetable crops.
How do you check for chemical toxicity?
Toxicity can be measured by the effect the substance has on an organism, a tissue or a cell. We know that individuals will respond differently to the same dose of a substance because of a number of factors including their gender, age and body weight. Therefore a population-level measure of toxicity is often used.
Is disulfoton a pesticide?
Disulfoton is an organophosphorus insecticide that can inhibit acetylcholinesterase activity in the nervous system resulting in the accumulation of acetylcholine within nerve synapses in nervous tissue, muscles, and secretory organs.
What class is disulfoton?
Organothiophosphate
Disulfoton/Classification
What is Disyston used for?
Disulfoton is an organophosphate acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used as an insecticide. It is manufactured under the name Di-Syston by Bayer CropScience. Disulfoton in its pure form is a colorless oil but the technical product used in vegetable fields is dark and yellowish with a sulfur odor.
How bad is imidacloprid?
Imidacloprid is very low in toxicity via dermal exposure12 and moderately toxic if ingested13; but upon inhalation, its toxicity is variable. Its dust is considered slightly toxic but the aerosol form is highly toxic.
Is imidacloprid toxic to humans?
Imidacloprid pesticides appear to be of low toxicity to humans causing only mild symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, headache and diarrhoea in the majority of cases. Large ingestions may lead to sedation and respiratory arrest.
Is disdisulfoton toxic to humans?
Disulfoton is a dark, yellow, oily liquid with a characteristic sulfur odor. It is a water emulsifiable liquid. It is toxic by inhalation, skin absorption, and/or ingestion. Exposure to skin or eyes may cause burns.
What is disulfoton and how is it used?
Disulfoton is a manufactured substance used as a pesticide to control a variety of harmful pests that attack many field and vegetable crops. It does not occur naturally. Pure disulfoton is a colorless oil with an unidentifiable characteristic odor and taste. The technical product is dark yellowish, with an aromatic odor.
How many people are exposed to disulfoton in the US?
NIOSH (NOHS Survey 1972-1974) has statistically estimated that 165 workers are potentially exposed to disulfoton in the US (1). Occupational exposure to disulfoton may occur through inhalation and dermal contact with this compound at workplaces where disulfoton is produced or used (SRC).
Does disulfoton have any known human metabolites?
Disulfoton has known human metabolites that include Disulfoton sulfoxide. Fish Biotrans. Half-Life (Km) The main feature of the toxic mechanism of organophosphorus pesticides is inhibition of the esterase enzyme activity, in particular of cholinesterase, which plays an important physiological part.