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heptachlore

1 masculine

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ID 704914 Last modified 15.11.2024
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Domain organic chemistryagrochemicalscrop protection
  • an organochlorine insecticide that was used in the 1960s and 1970s domestically to kill termites and agriculturally to protect crops, especially maize (corn)
  • an obsolete insecticide once used to kill termites, ants and other insects in agricultural and domestic situations
heptakloor
Usage examples
  • Aruandes esitatakse andmed LOÜ-de hulka kuuluvate püsivate orgaaniliste saasteainete summaarsete (POS-id) heitkoguste kohta ning eraldi järgmiste saasteainete kohta kilogrammides: ... 13) heptakloor, CAS nr 76-44-8; ...
heptachlor
Usage examples
  • Primarily used to kill soil insects and termites, heptachlor has also been used more widely to kill cotton insects, grasshoppers, other crop pests, and malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
C10H5Cl7 formula
heptachlore
masculine

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