chlorpyrifos
noun
chlor·pyr·i·fos
klȯr-ˈpir-ə-fäs 
-ˈpī-rə
: a toxic crystalline organophosphate pesticide C9H11Cl3NO3PS that inhibits acetylcholinesterase and is used to control insect pests and ticks
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President Trump reversed a pending ban on the insecticide chlorpyrifos, a brain-damaging chemical linked to ADHD and autism after meeting with the CEO of Dow Chemical, chlorpyrifos’s biggest manufacturer, and after the company donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
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Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Before it was banned, more than 900,000 pounds of chlorpyrifos were used in 2017— more than in any other state.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Another example: chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children and fetuses.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
It was banned from residential use in the United States in 2001, and in 2011, Environmental Protection Agency scientists were unable to find any safe level of exposure to chlorpyrifos.
—Star Tribune, 27 Oct. 2020
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Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Before it was banned, more than 900,000 pounds of chlorpyrifos were used in 2017— more than in any other state.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Another example: chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children and fetuses.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
It was banned from residential use in the United States in 2001, and in 2011, Environmental Protection Agency scientists were unable to find any safe level of exposure to chlorpyrifos.
—Star Tribune, 27 Oct. 2020
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chlorpyrifos
noun
chlor·pyr·i·fos
-ˈpir-ə-fäs, -ˈpī-rə-
: a toxic crystalline organophosphate pesticide C9H11Cl3NO3PS that inhibits acetylcholinesterase and is used to control insect pests and ticks
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