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▪ TableAgricultural chemicalschemicals toxicity, symptoms, and signsInsecticidesorganophosphates (e.g., malathion, parathion) parasympathetic excesscarbamates (e.g., carbaryl, carbofuran) parasympathetic excesschlorinated hydrocarbonsDDT, methoxychlor CNS stimulation, convulsions, nausea, vomitingchlordecone (Kepone) nausea, vomitinginsecticides from plantspyrethrins allergic contact dermatitis, asthma, CNS stimulationrotenone irritation of skin, eyes, and lung; mild CNS stimulation; breast tumours in ratsHerbicideschlorophenoxyacetic acids2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4-D) nausea, vomiting, fatigue, diarrhea, muscle ache and twitches, peripheral nerve damage, convulsion, memory loss, colour visual disorder2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4,5-T) irritation to skin, eyes, and nose; teratogenic in animalsbipyridinium compoundsparaquat lung fibrosis; kidney and liver damagediquat nosebleed, cough, fever, jaundiceothers (e.g., diuron, monuron, atrazine, simazine, chlorpropham, alachlor) irritation to the skin, nose, and throatFungicidespentachlorophenol irritating to eyes, nose, and throat; anorexia; weakness; shortness of breath; chest pain; carcinogenic in animalscreosote extremely irritating to skin, eyes, nose, and throatferbam, thiram moderate irritation to eyes, nose, and throat; mild skin irritation; allergic contact dermatitisFumigant nematocides1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) mildly irritating to skin, eyes, and nose; testicular damage; carcinogenic in animalsethylene dibromide severe irritation to skin, eyes, and throat; headache; anorexia; CNS depression; carcinogenic in animalsmethyl bromide headache, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, emotional disturbances, tremors, convulsion, coma, lung irritation, bronchial inflammationRodenticideswarfarin internal bleedingstrychnine restlessness, increased audio and visual sensitivities, muscular stiffness in face and legs followed by convulsionthallium hair loss; skin eruptions; intestinal bleeding; anorexia; nausea; vomiting; injuries of peripheral nerves, liver, and kidneyPlant growth regulatorsdaminozide (Alar) carcinogenic in animalsSee as table:
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