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Diazinon Fire-fighting measures
Suitable extinguishing media Fire Extinguishing Media: dry chemical, foam, carbon dioxide. Specific hazards arising from the chemical Not flammable. POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED WHEN...
Diazinon First-aid measures
Description of necessary first-aid measures If inhaled Fresh air, rest. Artificial respiration may be needed. Refer for medical attention. Following skin contact Remove contaminated...
Diazinon Poses a Risk to Pacific Salmon
Runoff of diazinon has reached unsafe levels in Northwest watersheds creating a threat to salmon populations. Diazinon interferes with juvenile Chinook salmon’s ability to...
Public Health Statement for Diazinon
This Public Health Statement is the summary chapter from the Toxicological Profile for Diazinon. It is one in a series of Public Health Statements...
Enhancement of diazinon degradation and chemical analysis of metabolites
IN THIS study, Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain GH2NO8 showed effective activity in Diazinon degradation. This bacterial strain was able to degrade of Diazinon as...
Diazinon Toxicity, Fate and Transport and Environmental Impact
Environmental contamination by pesticides is one of the problems of recent decades in the world. The consumption of pesticides in agriculture has intensified since...
Children in agricultural communities are poisoned by diazinon
After application in the fields, Diazinon can become airborne and drift into nearby homes, schools, and playgrounds. Air monitoring in Florida and California has...
Farmworkers are exposed to dangerous levels of diazinon in the fields
EPA has identified at least 118 different agricultural scenarios that put farmworkers at risk of overexposure to Diazinon. Even when farmworkers wear respirators and...
Diazinon is toxic to both humans and wildlife
Exposure to Diazinon can result a neurological impairment called cholinesterase inhibition. Symptoms include muscle spasms, confusion, dizziness, seizures, vomiting, diarrhea, coma, and death. Diazinon...
Diazinon-Chemistry and Environmental Fate
Diazinon, first introduced in USA in 1956, is a broad-spectrum contact organophosphate pesticide that has been used as an insecticide, acaricide, and nematicide. It...