Chlorophenoxy herbicide

Chlorophenoxy herbicides are a class of herbicide which includes: 2,4-D, MCPA, 2,4,5-T and mecoprop.^[1] Large amounts have been produced since the 1950s for agriculture.^[2] Acute toxic effects after oral consumption are varied and may include: vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal haemorrhage acutely followed by coma, hypertonia, hyperreflexia, ataxia, nystagmus, miosis, hallucinations and convulsions.^[3] Treatment with urinary alkalinization may be helpful but evidence to support this practice is limited.^[1][3]

See also

• Health effects of pesticides

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Roberts DM, Buckley NA (2007). "Urinary alkalinisation for acute chlorophenoxy herbicide poisoning". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (1): CD005488. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005488.pub2. PMID 17253558. 
2. ^ "Occupational Exposures to Chlorophenoxy Herbicides (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 41, 1986)". http://www.inchem.org/documents/iarc/vol41/chlorophenoxyherbicides.html. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Bradberry SM, Proudfoot AT, Vale JA (2004). "Poisoning due to chlorophenoxy herbicides". Toxicol Rev 23 (2): 65–73. PMID 15578861.