A couple of weeks later, the results revealed the culprit: carbofuran­, a neurotoxic chemical that is one of history’s deadliest pesticides. A quarter teaspoon can kill a 400-pound bear in minutes. It’s especially lethal for birds.

2019年2月15日 · Carbofuran is a broad-spectrum carbamate pesticide that kills insects, mites and nematode worms. It is an odorless, white or grayish, crystalline solid, used against soil and foliar pests of field, fruit, vegetable and forest crops.

Carbofuran is a systemic, broad spectrum N-methyl carbamate insecticide and nematicide registered for control of soil and foliar pests on a variety of field, fruit, and vegetable crops. There are no residential uses. Nearly 1 million pounds of carbofuran are applied annually. Carbofuran is a restricted use pesticide. Health Effects

2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl methylcarbamate, Furacarb®, Furadan®. Odorless, white or grayish, crystalline solid. [insecticide] [Note: May be dissolved in a liquid carrier.] Alkaline substances, acid, strong oxidizers (e.g., perchlorates, peroxides, chlorates, nitrates, permanganates)

Carbofuran is a carbamate ester and a member of 1-benzofurans. It has a role as an EC 3.1.1.7 (acetylcholinesterase) inhibitor, a carbamate insecticide, an EC 3.1.1.8 (cholinesterase) inhibitor, an acaricide, an agrochemical, an avicide and a nematicide. Carbofuran has been reported in Daucus carota with data available. View More...

2022年5月18日 · These fact sheets summarize the information on occurrence and health effects of the chemicals covered, presenting guideline values where these have been derived and the basis for their derivation, or where guideline values have not been derived, the rationale for not establishing such values.

2024年1月1日 · Carbofuran is an insecticide used on tobacco, corn, alfalfa, and other field crops. Carbofuran is highly hazardous when inhaled or consumed and mildly harmful when absorbed through the skin. Like other carbamate compounds, the cholinesterase-inhibiting activity of carbofuran is transient and reversible.

Carbofuran is a pesticide that is widely used to control insects and nematodes on a variety of agricultural crops because of its wide-ranging biological activity and relatively low persistence when compared to organochlorine pesticides (Kuswandi et al., 2008; Pogacnik and Franko, 2003).

Currently, carbofuran's involvement is most frequently encountered in malicious poisoning. The literature on chemical properties, acute toxicity data, poisoning incidences, pharmacokinetics, and mechanism of toxicity of carbofuran is briefly reviewed.

2020年11月1日 · Carbofuran is one of the most toxic broad-spectrum and systemic N -methyl carbamate pesticide, which is extensively applied as insecticide, nematicide and acaricide for agricultural, domestic and industrial purposes.