Toxicant
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A toxicant is a type of poison that is made by humans or introduced into the environment by human activity.[1] This is in contrast to a toxin, which is a poison produced naturally by an organism (e.g. plant, animal, insect).[2]
Pesticides
Some toxicants are specifically developed to fight pests, the so-called pesticides such as
- insecticides to kill insects
- herbicides to kill weeds,
- food conservation products to kill micro-organisms
See also
- intoxicant
References
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.