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Parathion

Level 5 — High concernIn Winter's Dictionary

Parathion is a pesticide residue — Organophosphate insecticide and acaricide

What it does

Organophosphate insecticide and acaricide

Where you'll see it

agricultural residues

What the research says

Highly toxic by skin contact, inhalation, or ingestion. Interferes with nerve signal transmission. Repeated exposure may, without warning, be increasingly hazardous.

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Highly toxic by skin contact, inhalation, or ingestion. It interferes with the transmission of nerve signals