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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | [Pennsalt Chemical] A brand name for a line of household [ | + | [Pennsalt Chemical] A brand name for a line of household [[insecticide|insecticides]]. Knox-Out insecticides originally contained [[DDT]] along with [[chlordane]] and [[pyrethrin|pyrethrins]]. They were available as powders, sprays, and liquid emulsions. One emulsion of special concern, Knox-Out EQ-53, was made for mothproofing woolens contained DDT. Since DDT is nonbiodegradable, any woolens treated with this insecticide will still have residual toxic compounds. Knox-Out was reformulated in the 1970s and DDT was replaced by [[diazinon]] as the active ingredient. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 21 January 2014
Description
[Pennsalt Chemical] A brand name for a line of household insecticides. Knox-Out insecticides originally contained DDT along with Chlordane and pyrethrins. They were available as powders, sprays, and liquid emulsions. One emulsion of special concern, Knox-Out EQ-53, was made for mothproofing woolens contained DDT. Since DDT is nonbiodegradable, any woolens treated with this insecticide will still have residual toxic compounds. Knox-Out was reformulated in the 1970s and DDT was replaced by Diazinon as the active ingredient.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Knox-Out EQ-53
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993