21. American-grown peaches, for example, had consistently high levels of pesticides, including methyl parathion . 22. Organophosphates, e . g . parathion , methyl parathion and about 40 other insecticides are available nationally. 23. Organophosphates, e . g . parathion, methyl parathion and about 40 other insecticides are available nationally. 24. Three of the pesticides targeted by the UFW _ Dinoseb, parathion and Phosdrin _ are no longer used. 25. They thought that whoever had placed the parathion sack was also probably the person who had poisoned the children. 26. "' Parathion methyl "'is an organophosphate pesticide and insecticide, possessing a organothiophosphate group. 27. EPA officials said, however, that methyl parathion would be banned from use on all fruit and many vegetables. 28. Parathion has been used as a chemical weapon, most notably by the Selous Scouts during the Rhodesian Bush War.29. Parathion poisons fewer than 100 Americans per year _ too few to justify commercial production of an anti-parathion enzyme.30. Parathion poisons fewer than 100 Americans per year _ too few to justify commercial production of an anti-parathion enzyme.
