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Chlorpyrifos

EPA Known Worldwide as ‘Pesticide Pushover’ for Failure to Ban Dangerous Pesticides

Chlorpyrifos (CPS) is an organophosphate pesticide used on crops, animals, and buildings, and in other settings, to kill a number of pests, including insects and worms. It acts on the nervous systems of insects by inhibiting the acetylcholinesterase enzyme. Chlorpyrifos was patented in 1966 by Dow Chemical Company.


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