Paraquat (trivial name; /ˈpærəkwɒt/), or N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium dichloride (systematic name), also known as methyl viologen, is an organic compound...
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The paraquat murders were a series of indiscriminate beverage poisonings carried out in western and central Japan in 1985. The drinks were placed in and...
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Operation Paraquet (redirect from Operation Paraquat)
alternative spelling of parakeet, it was known among British troops as "Paraquat", after the industrial weedkiller. Prompted by the British war cabinet...
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Tampering (crime) (section 1985 Paraquat murders)
twelve people died and a further thirty-five became seriously ill in the paraquat murders, which were a series of indiscriminate beverage poisonings carried...
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the role of electron acceptors in biology is the high toxicity of the paraquat. The activity of this broad spectrum herbicide results from the electron...
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Forest in northern Georgia, using the herbicide paraquat. Citizens and a congressman objected, noting paraquat's dangers, and a temporary restraining order...
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content of soil could save the life of a person exposed to paraquat, for example, as paraquat is intended to break down in soil. Decontamination: Fuller's...
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gen, generator of]. The viologen paraquat (R = methyl), is a widely used herbicide. As early as in the 1930s, paraquat was being used as an oxidation-reduction...
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Cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) (formally a derivative of paraquat) belongs to the class of cyclophanes, and consists of aromatic units connected by methylene...
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County, Georgia. Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) takes place in the fictional Paraquat County, Georgia. Tank (1984) takes place in the fictional Clemmons County...
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