Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A highly toxic crystalline carbamate compound, C7H14N2O2S, used in agriculture chiefly against mites, nematodes, and aphids.
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- noun A
carbamate insecticide that acts as acholinesterase inhibitor .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Environmental Protection Agency said the pesticide aldicarb, which is sold under the name Temik, "no longer meets the agency's rigorous food safety standards and may pose unacceptable dietary risks, especially to infants and young children."
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Temik, also known as aldicarb, isn't for residential use and can be applied only by trained pesticide applicators.
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Mr. Liu says he doesn't use aldicarb, which is used to kill insects, and knows of no farmers who do.
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Symptoms of poisoning are similar to those of organophosphates, but these pesticides are not as dangerous, except for aldicarb, which is extremely toxic.
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The Environmental Protection Agency said the pesticide aldicarb, which is sold under the name Temik, "no longer meets the agency's rigorous food safety standards and may pose unacceptable dietary risks, especially to infants and young children."
The Seattle Times 2010
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The group warned individuals or institutions who supplied urban residents with products such as aldicarb, carbofuran, monocrotophos and fenamiphos for anything but agricultural applications.
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EPA's new analysis of dietary risks had found that aldicarb uses did not meet safety standards, particularly for young children.
Donald Carr: Taxpayers Funding Pro-Pesticide PR Campaign Donald Carr 2010
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• In August 2010 EPA announced that Bayer's production of the neurotoxic pesticide aldicarb would end by December 31, 2014.
Donald Carr: Taxpayers Funding Pro-Pesticide PR Campaign Donald Carr 2010
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"This new assessment does not mean that aldicarb poses an actual risk."
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But its use on these crops will be phased out over the next few years as part of the company's plan to discontinue aldicarb by 2014.
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