Aldicarb - Wikipedia
Aldicarb is a carbamate insecticide which is the active substance in the pesticide Temik. It is effective against thrips, aphids, spider mites, lygus, fleahoppers, and leafminers, but is primarily used as a nematicide. [2] Aldicarb is a cholinesterase inhibitor which prevents the breakdown of acetylcholine in the synapse.
Aldicarb | C7H14N2O2S | CID 2086 - PubChem
Aldicarb is a synthetic oxime carbamate compound and carbamate acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, endocrine disruptor, and neurotoxin that is used as a pesticide. It is characterized as a highly toxic colorless or white crystalline solid with a slightly sulfurous odor, and exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, or contact. NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Toxic Pesticide Banned after Decades of Use - Scientific American
Aug 18, 2010 · One of the most acutely hazardous pesticides still used in the United States, aldicarb is a carbamate insecticide that is taken up by roots and carried into the fruit of a plant. High levels of...
Aldicarb: Toxicity, Exposure and Risks to Humans - ScienceDirect
Jan 1, 2010 · Aldicarb is a soil-incorporated, systemic insecticide that is absorbed by the root system with subsequent translocation throughout the plant for control of chewing and sucking pests. Aldicarb is formulated solely as a dust-free granule and is not produced as a liquid.
Chemical fact sheets: Aldicarb - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 18, 2022 · Chemical fact sheets: Aldicarb. 18 May 2022. | Technical document. Download (58.5 kB) Overview. Chapter 12 of the Guidelines for drinking-water Quality (GDWQ) includes fact sheets on chemical contaminants, based on comprehensive …
Aldicarb - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Aldicarb is an N-methyl carbamate insecticide that rapidly and reversibly inhibits acetylcholinesterase, the enzyme responsible for metabolizing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at cholinergic nerve terminals.
Aldicarb - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Aldicarb, a carbamate insecticide/rodenticide, is a cholinesterase inhibitor that prevents the breakdown of synaptic acetylcholine, causing death by respiratory failure and a parasympathetic overdrive (SLUDE--salivation, lacrimation, urination, diarrhea, and emesis).
Toxicology of Aldicarb - SpringerLink
Aldicarb is a potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and is commercially available only in granular formulations containing 5% to 10% active ingredient. As formulated, the potential hazard of aldicarb to human health and to the environment is sinificantly reduced.
Aldicarb - NIST Chemistry WebBook
May 9, 2011 · Aldicarb. Formula: C 7 H 14 N 2 O 2 S. Molecular weight: 190.263. IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H14N2O2S/c1-7 (2,12-4)5-9-11-6 (10)8-3/h5H,1-4H3, (H,8,10) IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QGLZXHRNAYXIBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N. CAS Registry Number: 116-06-3. Chemical structure: This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d …
Aldicarb - SpringerLink
Jan 1, 2024 · Acetylcholinesterase inhibition (ChEI) brought on by a carbamate herbicide (aldicarb) is frequently linked to toxicity. These symptoms are dose-dependent, rapidly reversible, and do not manifest at safe levels of human exposure. Aldicarb does …