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Organophosphate Insecticide

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019824

A class of insecticides derived from phosphoric acid. They tend to have high acute toxicity to vertebrates. Although readily metabolized by vertebrates, some metabolic products are more toxic than the parent compound.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019824
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019824",
  "term": "Organophosphate Insecticide",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A class of insecticides derived from phosphoric acid. They tend to have high acute toxicity to vertebrates. Although readily metabolized by vertebrates, some metabolic products are more toxic than the parent compound.",
  "references": [
    "USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/organophosphate-insecticide/"
}

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