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The Metabolism of High Concentrations of the Organophosphorus Insecticide Phorate Applied Foliarly to Selected Plant Species

Citation

Kotchmar, George S., Jr. et al.. 1971. “The Metabolism of High Concentrations of the Organophosphorus Insecticide Phorate Applied Foliarly to Selected Plant Species.” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed October 4, 2026, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/1310.

Title

The Metabolism of High Concentrations of the Organophosphorus Insecticide Phorate Applied Foliarly to Selected Plant Species

Subject

pesticide testing

pesticide toxicology

Description

Corporate Author: Flame, Incendiary, and Explosives Division, Air Force Armament Laboratory, Eglin AFB, Florida

Creator

Kotchmar, George S., Jr.

Billy C. Wolverton

Elizabeth E. Boothe

Sandra M. Lefstad

Date

1971-02-01

Series

Series II

Box

016

Folder

0172

Collection

Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange