| 1. | Sarin is among the family of chemical compounds known as organophosphates.
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| 2. | Some countries have already tried replacing DDT with organophosphates and pyrethroids.
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| 3. | NCEH can break down organophosphates like the pesticide metabolite chlorpyrifos oxon.
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| 4. | But 90 percent of commercial grain stores in Britain rely on organophosphates.
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| 5. | Prominent insecticide families include organochlorines, organophosphates, and carbamates.
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| 6. | Ingestion of organophosphates as residues on food rarely reaches clinically relevant doses.
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| 7. | Prenatal organophosphate exposure had a significant impact on birthweight and gestational age.
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| 8. | Organophosphates are pesticides that kill insects by disrupting nerve impulses.
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| 9. | Clothianidin is an alternative to organophosphate, carbamate, and pyrethroid pesticides.
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| 10. | This disease will show a few weeks after contamination with the organophosphate.
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