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Product: Alfa-Tox
Published in Charles R. Foden, Jack L. Weddell, First Responder’s Guide to Agricultural Chemical Accidents, 2018
Charles R. Foden, Jack L. Weddell
FIRST AID: Eye ExposureIf diazinon gets into the eyes, flush with water for at least fifteen minutes while holding open the upper and lower eye lids. Get medical attention. Contact lens should not be worn when working with chemicals.Skin ExposureIf diazinon gets onto the clothing or skin, remove contaminated clothing and shower with plenty of soap and water. Get medical attention.BreathingIf diazinon has been inhaled, move victim to fresh air. If breathing becomes labored give oxygen. If breathing has stopped give artificial respiration. Keep victim warm and at rest. Get medical attention.SwallowingIf diazinon has been ingested, if victim is conscious give 2–3 glasses of water to drink and have victim touch the back of the throat with a finger to induce vomiting. Keep victim warm and at rest. Get medical attention.
List of Chemical Substances
Published in T.S.S. Dikshith, and Safety, 2016
Humans are exposed to diazinon during manufacture and professional applications. Diazinon causes poisoning with symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness, feelings of anxiety, vomiting, pupillary constriction, convulsions, respiratory distress or labored breathing, unconsciousness, muscle cramp, excessive salivation, respiratory failure, and coma.
Trace Organics
Published in Robert H. Kadlec, Treatment Marshes for Runoff and Polishing, 2019
Common pesticides have been the focus of multiple wetland studies (Table 14.6). Loss rate coefficients vary considerably from study to study, but the corresponding half-lives are measured in days. Brief descriptions of these are as follows (see also Figure 14.1): Atrazine, a triazine herbicide, is used to prevent pre- and post-emergence broadleaf weeds in crops such as maize (corn) and sugarcane and on turf, such as golf courses and residential lawns. It is one of the most widely used herbicides in US and Australian agriculture. It was banned in the European Union in 2003. In the United States as of 2014, atrazine was the second-most widely used herbicide after glyphosate. Studies suggest that atrazine is an endocrine disruptor.Diazinon is an insecticide that belongs to a group of chemicals known as organophosphates. Diazinon is used in agriculture to control insects on fruit, vegetable, nut and field crops. Diazinon was used extensively in the United States starting in the 1950s. Before the cancellation of residential uses in 2004, diazinon was used for household insects, lawn and garden insect control, and to control insects on pets. It is banned in the European Union.Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide used to control many different kinds of pests, including termites, mosquitoes, and roundworms. Chlorpyrifos is very toxic to many bird species such as grackles and pigeons. Chlorpyrifos is also very toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Chlorpyrifos is very toxic to bees.Permethrin is a pyrethroid insecticide in the family. It is used in a number of ways to control insects. Products containing permethrin may be used in public health mosquito control programs. They may be used on food and feed crops, on ornamental lawns, on livestock and pets, in structures and buildings, and on clothing. Permethrin may also be used in places where food is handled, such as restaurants.
Diazinon toxicity in hepatic and spleen mononuclear cells is associated to early induction of oxidative stress
Published in International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2022
Manuel Iván Girón-Pérez, Verónica S. Mary, Héctor R. Rubinstein, Gladys A. Toledo-Ibarra, Martín G. Theumer
The use of diazinon causes acute and chronic intoxication (Akturk et al. 2006), which can produce damage to various organs and systems, in addition to the already well-documented neurological disturbances (Boussabbeh et al. 2016). Due to the impact of diazinon on human and animal health, it is necessary to investigate the toxic effects and mechanisms of diazinon on different types of cells or tissues, as they remain to be explored in depth (Leong et al. 2013). One of the important issues to be studied in depth is the oxidative stress that pesticides cause, since ROS have been shown to be involved in OPs-induced toxicity (Covantes-Rosales et al. 2019; Jiao et al. 2019). Pesticides have also been shown to palliate cellular antioxidant reservoirs (Ahmadian et al. 2018).
Green synthesis of ZnO/eggshell nanocomposite using ferulago macrocarpa extract and its photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity in water disinfection
Published in Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2021
As an organophosphate insecticide, diazinon is applied in agriculture to control soil and foliage insects. It has been also classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as moderately hazardous, so that low concentrations of this liquid can have highly toxic effects on living organisms, leading to a wide range of adverse biochemical consequences.[3]