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Methyl Parathion

Known as: Methylparathion, Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-dimethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) ester, Parathion Methyl 
The methyl homolog of parathion. An effective, but highly toxic, organothiophosphate insecticide and cholinesterase inhibitor.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Pesticides removal from waste water by activated carbon prepared from waste rubber tire.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Toxicity and bioaccumulation of xenobiotic organic compounds in the presence of aqueous suspensions of aggregates of nano-C(60).
Review
2006
Review
2006
The status of pesticide pollution in surface waters (rivers and lakes) of Greece. Part I. Review on occurrence and levels.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Long-term neurobehavioral health effects of methyl parathion exposure in children in Mississippi and Ohio.
Methyl parathion (MP), an organophosphate pesticide licensed only for agricultural uses, was sprayed illegally for pest control… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Histopathology of the fish Corydoras paleatus contaminated with sublethal levels of organophosphorus in water and food.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Methyl Parathion: A Review of Health Effects
Methyl parathion is an organophosphorus (OP) insecticide with insecticidal properties derived from acetylcholinesterase (AChE… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Isolation of Methyl Parathion-Degrading Strain M6 and Cloning of the Methyl Parathion Hydrolase Gene
ABSTRACT A degradative bacterium, M6, was isolated and presumptively identified as Plesiomonas sp. strain M6 was able to… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Applying species‐sensitivity distributions in ecological risk assessment: Assumptions of distribution type and sufficient numbers of species
Species‐sensitivity distribution methods assemble single‐species toxicity data to predict hazardous concentrations (HCps… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Purification and properties of the phosphotriesterase from Pseudomonas diminuta.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Acute toxicity of pesticides.
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