Aldicarb poisoning: one case report

• Author(s): Proença, Paula ; Teixeira, Helena ; Mendonça, M. C. de ; Castanheira, Fernando ; Marques, Estela P. ; Corte-Real, Francisco ; Vieira, Duarte Nuno
• Date: 2004
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/4774
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Aldicarb; Fatal intoxication
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

The carbamate aldicarb (Temik®) is a highly toxic (LD50 = 0.9 mg/kg oral in rats) insecticide often used in agriculture. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T6W-4DK68RB-3/1/a5fec0cd2a0224e85fd7b7b966b66e96