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Carbofuran
Carbofuran
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feeding studies have been conducted in rats and dogs. The studies reviewed in the first volume of Drir~king Water arid Health (National Research Council, 1977, pp.
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The effects subsided shortly after the onset, and all subjects had complete recovery, which was enhanced by the administration of atropine. A committee of the National Research Council (1982)
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Nonetheless, this conclusion provides reassurance that short-term exposure to carbofuran is unlikely to produce long-term adverse effects on human health. Observations in Other Species Acute Effects The acute oral LDSo of carbofuran has been reported to be less than 20 mg/kg bw for a number of mammalian species (Table II- 11.
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Negative results were obtained in the Ames Salmonella assay, yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae D3 mitotic recombination assay, E cold WP2 assay, and relative toxicity assay with Escherichia cold and Bacillus subtilis (Poole et al., 1977, abstract)
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