Lawsuits claiming that the widely used bug killer chlorpyrifos caused brain damage in children were filed Monday in California. Past research has shown that the pesticide harms the brains of fetuses and children, the Associated Press reported.
The Environmental Protection Agency must remove the pesticide chlorpyrifos from sale in the United States within 60 days, a federal appeals court ordered yesterday.
As a fermentation product of microbes, Cytosinpeptidemycin belongs to a cytosine nucleoside peptide antiviral antibiotic, and is mainly used in agriculture in China.