Paraquat (trivial name; /ˈpærəkwɒt/), or N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium dichloride (systematic name), also known as methyl viologen, is an organic compound...
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The paraquat murders were a series of indiscriminate beverage poisonings carried out in western and central Japan in 1985. The drinks were placed in and...
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Tampering (crime) (section 1985 Paraquat murders)
twelve people died and a further thirty-five became seriously ill in the paraquat murders, which were a series of indiscriminate beverage poisonings carried...
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Operation Paraquet (redirect from Operation Paraquat)
alternative spelling of parakeet, it was known among British troops as "Paraquat", after the industrial weedkiller. Prompted by the British war cabinet...
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content of soil could save the life of a person exposed to paraquat, for example, as paraquat is intended to break down in soil. Decontamination: Fuller's...
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gen, generator of]. The viologen paraquat (R = methyl), is a widely used herbicide. As early as in the 1930s, paraquat was being used as an oxidation-reduction...
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County, Georgia. Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) takes place in the fictional Paraquat County, Georgia. Tank (1984) takes place in the fictional Clemmons County...
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Forest in northern Georgia, using the herbicide paraquat. Citizens and a congressman objected, noting paraquat's dangers, and a temporary restraining order...
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Cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) (formally a derivative of paraquat) belongs to the class of cyclophanes, and consists of aromatic units connected by methylene...
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the role of electron acceptors in biology is the high toxicity of the paraquat. The activity of this broad spectrum herbicide results from the electron...
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ambroxol, delivered via intravenous injection, reduces the mortality rate in paraquat poisoning by 31%. Studies and observations to date have not uncovered specific...
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classified as prerenal, intrinsic, and postrenal. Many people diagnosed with paraquat intoxication experience AKI, sometimes requiring hemodialysis.[citation...
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rate in the animals induced with rotenone. Paraquat 1,1'-dimethyl-4-4'-bipyridinium dichloride (Paraquat) is a nonselective herbicide (Figure 7). Human...
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precursor to N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium [(C5H4NCH3)2]2+, known as paraquat. 4,4′-Bipyridine was first obtained in 1868 by the Scottish chemist Thomas...
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Crystal structure of a catenane with a cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) macrocycle reported by Stoddart and coworkers....
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1976–1984 3 3 Sentenced to death Poisoned his mother and two wives with Paraquat Catoe, Jarvis 1935–1941 8 11 Executed 1943 Sometimes referred to as the...
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contact with heavy metals. In particular, exposure to pesticides such as paraquat, rotenone, benomyl, and mancozeb causes one in five cases, implying an...
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and the use of wildlife incident data to evaluate the significance of paraquat. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 79.2-3 (2000): 95-103.[3] Vaughan...
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Sentenced to life imprisonment, died in prison age 33 of breast cancer. "Paraquat murders" killer Japan 1985 12 12 Unidentified serial killer who carried...
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revealed that all had suffered poisoning from paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide. A bottle of paraquat, complete with Catlin's fingerprints, was found...
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in use as an herbicide, cyperquat's closely related structural analog paraquat still finds widespread usage, raising some safety concerns. MPP+ has been...
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(especially with monoclonal antibodies). Exposure to dry cleaning chemicals and paraquat herbicide have also been implicated as potential insults. In GPS, anti-GBM...
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Georgia Association website South Georgia Heritage Trust Live picture from the South Georgia webcam Operation Paraquat Argentine invasion of South Georgia...
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1970s, a controversial program sponsored by the US government sprayed paraquat on cannabis fields in Mexico. Following Mexican efforts to eradicate cannabis...
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result of banning these pesticides. In Korea, banning a single pesticide, paraquat, halved the number of suicides by pesticide poisoning and reduced the total...
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Monster of Udine: killed at least four victims in the Province of Udine. Paraquat murders: series of indiscriminate poisonings carried out in 1985 where...
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clear industrial sites, waste grounds, railways, and railway embankments. Paraquat, glufosinate, and glyphosate are non-selective herbicides. Preplant: Preplant...
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George Rolinson, won the Mullard Award in 1971. Bipyridine compounds (Paraquat-Gramoxone and Diquat) were discovered for herbicide use in 1954 by William...
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risk. Water can penetrate the nail as can many other substances including paraquat, a fast acting herbicide that is harmful to humans, urea which is often...
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secure approval, ChemChina agreed to divest from pesticide production of paraquat, abamectin, and chlorothalonil. The transaction closed on 26 June 2017...
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