carbofuran
noun
car·bo·fur·an
ˌkär-bō-ˈfyu̇r-ˌan 
: a highly toxic broad-spectrum carbamate pesticide C12H15NO3 used on crops
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In 2018, wildlife officials found that 13 bald eagles were poisoned by a chemical called carbofuran, which is a pesticide that’s now off the market.
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Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021
One of the toxic chemicals was carbofuran, a pesticide banned in the U.S. that growers spray on marijuana plants.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2021
Growers mix carbofuran into the water feeding the plants, and also spray it directly on the ground and foliage that border them.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
Effectively banned in the United States, carbofuran is smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border and used by growers to protect the cannabis plants from wildlife.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
But despite the ban, carbofuran continues to plague California.
—Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, 23 Aug. 2019
The pesticide, carbofuran, is toxic to wildlife and humans and can cause permanent reproductive damage.
—Piper McDaniel, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019
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Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021
One of the toxic chemicals was carbofuran, a pesticide banned in the U.S. that growers spray on marijuana plants.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2021
Growers mix carbofuran into the water feeding the plants, and also spray it directly on the ground and foliage that border them.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
Effectively banned in the United States, carbofuran is smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border and used by growers to protect the cannabis plants from wildlife.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
But despite the ban, carbofuran continues to plague California.
—Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, 23 Aug. 2019
The pesticide, carbofuran, is toxic to wildlife and humans and can cause permanent reproductive damage.
—Piper McDaniel, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019
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“Carbofuran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbofuran. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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