diquat

chemical compound

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In occupational disease: Organic compounds
Paraquat and diquat, the bipyridylium compounds, are deadly if ingested. Skin contact or inhalation of a concentrate of paraquat can cause fatal lung damage. Because no specific antidote is known, treatment consists of minimizing the body’s absorption of the poison. Many organochlorine compounds, such as DDT, have…
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