Chemical Class: benzonitrile
Mode of Action: May be due to uncoupling of oxydative phosphorylation and inhibiting of electron transport, with inhibition of some enzymes.
Immediate Effects: Irritation of skin and mucous membranes; dermatitis; Bromoxynil: dizziness; elevation of some enzymes; headache; hyperthermia; muscle pain; thirst; vomiting; weakness; weight loss; anorexia. Chlorothalonil: hyperexcitability. Ioxynil: excess blood in all organs; edema of lungs and brain.
Long Term Effects: Carcinogens; teratogen; skin, eye, and kidney damage; Chlorothalonil: growth suppression; pre- and postnatal damage; kidney destruction. Suspected - dichlobenil: anorexia; blood in urine; kidney damage; liver damage; reproductive changes with postnatal damage
Environmental Effects: Groundwater contaminants.
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