Lampricide
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lampricide-319-4856788
title:
Lampricide
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A lampricide is any chemical designed to target the larvae of lampreys in river systems before they develop into parasitic adults. One lampricide is used in the headwaters of Lake Champlain and the Great Lakes to control the sea lamprey, an invasive species to these lakes. TFM (3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol) is the main chemical used for this purpose. As it is hydrophobic, it passes through biological membranes. TFM is a metabolic uncoupler—that is, TFM separates the electron transport chain f
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description:
Class of pesiticides used to control lampreys
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampricide
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2023-11-26T17:07:21Z
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