Functional Class Archives

Nematicides are a type of chemical pesticide used to kill plant-parasitic nematodes. Nematicides tend to be broad spectrum toxicants possessing high volatility or other properties that promote migration through the …

Acute Toxic Agents / Functional Class

Disinfectant

March 9, 2018March 28, 2018 - by Poison Sense

Disinfectants are antimicrobial agents that are applied to the surface of non-living objects to destroy microorganisms that are living on the objects. Disinfection may not kill all microorganisms, especially resistant …

Acute Toxic Agents / Functional Class

Rodenticide

March 6, 2018 - by Poison Sense

Acute Toxic Agents / Functional Class

Herbicide

February 21, 2018April 19, 2018 - by Poison Sense

Herbicides are defined as any substance, individually or in mixtures, whose function is to control, destroy, repel or mitigate the growth of weeds in a crop. All herbicides are, at …

Acute Toxic Agents / Functional Class