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Definition of Daminozide
1. Noun. A chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daminozide
Literary usage of Daminozide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pesticides And Food Safety by Environmental Protection Agency (1993)
"Both NRDC and EPA have estimated that preschooler exposure
to carcinogenic (cancer-causing) pesticides (including daminozide) presents
unacceptably high ..."
2. OECD Environmental Performance Reviews by OECD Staff, Oecd, SourceOECD (Online service) (2005)
"... 0.3 Aldrin" 1988 0.03 daminozide 1989 None Pesticides with mercury salts (inorganic
and organic) 1993 None Mevinphos 1994 None 2,4,5-T, chlordimeform, ..."
3. Niosh Recommendations for Occupational Safety & Health: Compendium of Policy by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"... diethyleneglycol ester of Dalapon, magnesium salt of Dalapon, sodium salt of
daminozide 2,4-DB, butoxyethanol ester of 2,4-DB, butyl ester of 2,4-DB, ..."
4. The Societal Aspects of Decision Making in Complex Radiological Situations by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
""EPA's Regulation of daminozide: Unscrambling the Messages of Risk". Science.
Technology, and Human Values, l2, No. 3 and 4 (Summer/ Fall l987). ll6- l24. ..."
5. Environmental Issues in Primary Careedited by Barbara S. Murdock edited by Barbara S. Murdock (1994)
"Publicity in 1989 about residues of the growth regulator, Alar (daminozide) has,
however, raised concern about safe pesticide residue exposures in children. ..."
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