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Document ID (ISN)27396
CIS number 77-1121
Year 1975
Convention or series no.
Title Temephos.
Original title Téméphos [in French]
Bibliographic information Data sheets on pesticides No.8, World Health Organization, Genève, Switzerland, and United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Roma, Italy, 1975. 11p. 4 ref.
Abstract Synonyms; physical properties; uses as insecticide in agriculture and as mosquito larvicide in ponds, marshes and swamps; public health programmes; mammalian, human and non-mammalian toxicology; restrictions on availability; transportation, storage and handling; disposal and/or decontamination of containers; selection, training and medical supervision of workers; labelling; precautions in use (threshold limit values, mixers and applicators, other workers associated in handling the pesticide); safe disposal of containers and neutralisation of spillage; emergency aid; medical diagnosis and treatment of poisoning; surveillance tests; laboratory methods for detection and assay, tests in case of poisoning.
Descriptors (primary) WHO; FAO; temephos; toxicology; pesticides
Descriptors (secondary) toxic effects; data sheet; threshold limit values; forestry; insecticides; mixing, kneading; transport of materials; crop protection; warning notices; elimination of spills; first aid; lethal dose 50; agriculture; medical supervision; medical treatment; disposal of harmful waste
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Esters and salts
Agricultural chemicals