Dichlorodiphenylrichloroethane

1. Chlorinated hydrocarbon - name it, describe its route of entry, and 1 or 2 health effects

a. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane known as DDT is a colorless, tasteless, and odorless is an organic chemical.

b. It is used for pesticide control worldwide and harmful mosquitoes that carry malaria.

c. It also causes destruction to the bald eagle egg where it had thin egg shells and broke easily as an aftermath of using DDT and affecting the bald eagle inability to reproduce.

d. The route of entry is ingested, inhalation, skin and eye contact.

e. Health effects of DDT are cancer like pancreatic, reproductive effects, impaired lactation, impaired neurologic function such as irritability, dizziness, and numbness.

2. Organophosphate

a. Phosmet is

Phosmet can harm insects, fish, birds, and human.

c. The route of entry of Phosmet is inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact.

d. Health effects of Phosmet is headache, nausea, diarrhea, excessive salivation and tearing, seizures, and loss of consciousness.

3. Carbomate

a. Bendiocarb is known as the toxic carbomate insecticide used in Public Health and agriculture to control many insects such as flies, wasps, ants, cockroaches, and including industrial plants and food storage places.

b. The route of entry of Bendiocarb is ingested and absorbed into the skin.

c. Health effects of Bendiocarb is abdominal cramps, weakness, headache, chest discomfort, sweating, muscle spasms, unresponsive pupils, tearing, blurred vision, irritation and pain.

4. Pyrethroid

a. Pyrethroid is known as the synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas, ticks, and human lice.

b. It is active agent in the branded product RAID Fly and Wasp killer which kills inserts

Synthetic herbicide

a. Linuron is known as synthetic herbicide, odorless, and used to control the growth of grass, weeds, and growth of crops like soybeans and cotton,

b. It is known to be toxic to aquatic organism, wildlife, and human. Linuron can enter the atmosphere by evaporation or sprayed into the crops.

c. Linuron can enter the body by ingestion of contaminated water or food, dermal contact with linuron.

d. Health effects of Linuron is nausea, coughing, shortness of breath, vomiting, headache, weight loss with chronic exposure, and diarrhea.

6. Glyphosate

a. Glyphosate is a systemic herbicide and general use of pesticide. It’s used on plants such as grasses, sedges, broad-leaved weeds and woody plants.

b. Monsanto discovered Glyphosate and stated it would reduce the amount of herbicides

c. It is classified as human carcinogen by the IARC

d. The route of entry of Glyphosate is eating crops that are infected.

e. Health effects are damage to do the endocrine system like kidney and liver, DNA damage, breast cell proliferation, and birth defects.

7. Define IPM in your own words

a. Integrated pest management (IPM) is a pest control strategy that use techniques decrease pest economically at acceptable