Residue Reviews: Residues of Pesticides and Other Contaminants in the Total Environment

by Francis A. Gunther

"Sumithion" is the tradename owned by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan, and given to O, O-dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl) phos- phorothioate while its generic name registered at ISO and BSI is "feni- trothion." It is an organophosphorous insecticide having a broad range of insecti- cidal spectrum comparable to that of methyl parathion, and its toxicity to mammals and fish is low enough to make its handling of less concern. In 1959 the pesticide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461393825
• ISBN13: 9781461393825
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"