Temefos
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temefos-267-13858384
title:
Temefos
text:
Temefos or temephos is an organophosphate larvicide used to treat water infested with disease-carrying insects including mosquitoes, midges, and black fly larvae. As with other organophosphates, temephos affects the central nervous system through inhibition of cholinesterase. In larvae, this results in death before reaching the adult stage. In the developing world where the vector-borne disease dengue fever is endemic, temephos is widely used and applied by both private and public pest control i
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description:
Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temefos
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date modified:
2024-02-11T02:40:01Z
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