acephate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of acephate
Example Sentences
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The EPA expects to start accepting public comments on the acephate proposal in the coming months before it makes a final decision.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024
In its proposals to increase the allowable amount of both acephate and malathion on food, the EPA also had to look past other potentially concerning test results.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024
Health and environmental scientists are concerned about more than the direct impact of having potentially greater amounts of acephate and malathion on celery and other produce.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024
Most of the pesticides detected on the Dirty Dozen are legal, but one exception is acephate, an organophosphate insecticide that is essentially prohibited for use on green beans but is still found on them.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2024
In Florida a relatively new threat, the citrus black fly, which first turned up near Fort Lauderdale in 1976, is now being fought with stingless wasps�imported from Mexico�and with the chemical acephate.
From Time Magazine Archive
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