Pesticides & Chemicals

Chemical Class: triazine


Mode of Action: May disturb the metabolism of vitamins.

Immediate Effects: Skin and eye irritation; nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; muscular weakness; salivation.

Long Term Effects: Carcinogens; suspect mutagens; immunotoxin; adrenal damage; kidney and urinary tract stone formation; teratogens; lung damage; suspect fetotoxins; liver and kidney damage; disturbances in sperm production.

Environmental Effects: Groundwater contaminants.

Examples of pesticides in this class:

atrazine  atrazine is listed in EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). Click to visit the EPA TRI site.

anilazine anilazine is listed in EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). Click to visit the EPA TRI site.

simazine simazine is listed in EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). Click to visit the EPA TRI site.

Pesticides marked with this icon EPA Toxic Release Inventory are listed in the Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory.

 

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