parathion

Uses

• agricultural insecticide

Adverse effects

• extremely toxic from acute (short-term) inhalation, ingestion or skin exposure
• central nervous system, respiratory system, eyes, & skin are the organs most affected
• classified as possible human carcinogen

Laboratory

• parathion in air
• parathion in tissue
• parathion in body fluid
  • parathion in blood
  • parathion in gastric fluid
  • parathion in serum/plasma
  • parathion in urine

More general terms

• organophosphate
• sulfur compound
• aromatic compound

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=991