Azinphos-methyl

<p>Azinphos-methyl (Guthion) (also spelled azinophos-methyl) is a broad spectrum <a href="/facts/Organophosphorus/kNgIF93U">organophosphate</a> <a href="/facts/Insecticide/1xYL3MSD">insecticide</a> manufactured by <a href="/facts/Bayer/fnYepBcG">Bayer CropScience</a>, Gowan Co., and <a href="/facts/Makhteshim_Agan/pk921N6q">Makhteshim Agan</a>. Like other <a href="/facts/Pesticide/Uhf4KnwJ">pesticides</a> in this class, it owes its insecticidal properties (and human toxicity) to the fact that it is an <a href="/facts/Acetylcholinesterase/9pLwD1b9">acetylcholinesterase</a> <a href="/facts/Cholinesterase_inhibitor/dQ2jMc8H">inhibitor</a> (the same mechanism is responsible for the toxic effects of the <a href="/facts/VX_nerve_agent/71BKt6Gm">V-series</a> <a href="/facts/Nerve_agent/5UcsLz9R">nerve agent</a> <a href="/facts/Chemical_weapon/AwXDDhAR">chemical weapons</a>). It is classified as an <a href="/facts/List_of_extremely_hazardous_substances/zB66hkIy">extremely hazardous substance</a> in the United States as defined in Section 302 of the U.S. <a href="/facts/Emergency_Planning_and_Community_Right-to-Know_Act/mnpI33ML">Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act</a> (42 U.S.C. 11002), and is subject to strict reporting requirements by facilities which produce, store, or use it in significant quantities.
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