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##Insecticides-As the most widely used agricultural chemicals represent the greatest risk to food contamination of this category. Some are extremely environmentally stable & toxic.
##Insecticides-As the most widely used agricultural chemicals represent the greatest risk to food contamination of this category. Some are extremely environmentally stable & toxic.
###Chlorinated Hydrocarbons<br>DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) is th most well known. It is very durable, accumulates in tissues & persists in the environment. Chlorinated Hydrocarbons are CNS stimulants & cause congestion of internal organs & focal centrilobular necrosis of the liver.
###Chlorinated Hydrocarbons<br>DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) is th most well known. It is very durable, accumulates in tissues & persists in the environment. Chlorinated Hydrocarbons are CNS stimulants & cause congestion of internal organs & focal centrilobular necrosis of the liver.
###Organophosphates<br>The most widely used insecticides, are much less persistant in the environment & body tissues than Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and hence, present less of a risk. They can however, be extremely toxic to mammals causing non-specific acute signs or chronic lung congestion. They may be an Occupational Hazard.
###Organophosphates<br>The most widely used insecticides, are much less persistant in the environment & body tissues than Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and hence, present less of a risk. They can however, be extremely toxic to mammals causing non-specific acute signs or chronic lung congestion. They may be an Occupational Hazard.
##Herbicides-Are not usually used on animal food crops but may sometimes be used for plants used for animal bedding causing residue problems. Some may contain [[Dioxins]]
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