Insecticides
Insecticides are chemical poisons used to kills insects. Many insecticides are also dangerous to humans when inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
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Is insecticide chemical harmful?
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Could insecticide go through your pores?
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Can insecticide cause tingling if it touches you?
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How long does in-door insecticide stay in the house after they have been sprayed? Will they breakdown and disappear?
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My son is G6PD + Hes going to Amazon Rainforest on a school trip. Need to know what exactly he should be away in that trip?Anything like Insecticide?
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Is it ok to use insecticide when I am pregnant?
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Could pesticides or insecticides have some role in causing diabetes?
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Can a small amount of insecticide sprayed at a corner of room drift to fill the rest of the room and other parts of the house?
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Could insecticide affect emotion and other brain fxn?
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Will you die when you breathe in or touch insecticide?
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Can insecticide affect you thyroid? like stress it or any effect?
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What are natural ways to rid of mosquitoes, cause the insecticides are killing my skin?
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Exposure to chlorpyrifos ethyl when used on fruit vegetables etc. Also used as insecticide on plants by spraying in homes. Does it affect our health?
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How to wash insecticide off hands will soap and water do?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Six weeks pregnant and foolishly used an outside insecticide to spray the lawn that took about 10/15 mins to finish. Should I be worried about baby?
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Why does spraying insecticide make my mouth numb or seem metallic?
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My husband sprayed aerosol insecticide 1.5 meters from a toy. Is it still safe to let my 9 months old baby play with that toy?
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