How to Use chlorpyrifos in a Sentence

chlorpyrifos

noun
  • The debate over banning chlorpyrifos goes back more than 13 years.
    — Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The ban would stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food, the agency said Wednesday.
    — Timothy Puko, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2021
  • There are already signs that most farmers realize their era of using chlorpyrifos is nearly over.
    — Thomas D. Elias, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The insecticide, chlorpyrifos, had an even bigger effect by killing the two predators of the snails.
    — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 14 July 2017
  • Environmental groups said a ban of chlorpyrifos is long overdue.
    — Matthew Daly, ajc, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Apple farmers have argued that chlorpyrifos is the only pesticide available for use against pests such as the rosy apple aphid.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Scientists say studies have shown that chlorpyrifos damages the brains of fetuses and children.
    — Washington Post, 18 July 2019
  • However, studies have found that chlorpyrifos causes brain damage in children.
    — Julia Belluz, Vox, 27 Sep. 2018
  • This assessment also shows risks to workers who mix, load and apply chlorpyrifos pesticide products.
    — Jenny Splitter, Slate Magazine, 11 Apr. 2017
  • Five of these chemicals -- naled, methamidophos, trichlorfon, chlorpyrifos and phorate -- showed up in at least 10% of the cord blood samples.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 9 June 2017
  • The argument, along with others from golf courses that use chlorpyrifos to fight a stubborn breed of weevil, won out in Annapolis, for now.
    — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Scientific studies have shown that chlorpyrifos damages the brains of fetuses and children.
    — Matthew Daly, ajc, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Two other pesticides that the current administration allows are glyphosate and chlorpyrifos — both a threat to human health.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 22 July 2019
  • About 5 million to 10 million pounds of chlorpyrifos are used annually on crops nationwide.
    — Geoffrey Mohan, latimes.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Young children were exposed to the nerve-damaging chlorpyrifos at four times the EPA acceptable level.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 12 May 2004
  • Some studies do suggest that chlorpyrifos exposure can lead to developmental issues in children.
    — Vanessa Schipani, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Jackson told career staff to deny a petition seeking to ban chlorpyrifos, the controversial pesticide that has been shown to damage children’s brains.
    — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, 23 Apr. 2018
  • However, research in rodents has found causal links between chlorpyrifos and developmental issues.
    — Vanessa Schipani, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Environmental groups have since pushed Cuomo to act to ban the pesticide, chlorpyrifos, used on golf courses and crops including corn, soybeans and broccoli.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Twenty days later, Pruitt announced his decision to deny a petition to ban Dow’s chlorpyrifos pesticide from being sprayed on food.
    — Michael Biesecker, The Seattle Times, 27 June 2017
  • Health campaigners petitioned the EPA to determine that there is no safe exposure level for the chlorpyrifos, paving the way for a total ban.
    — Julia Belluz, Vox, 27 Sep. 2018
  • Ending the use of chlorpyrifos on food will help to ensure children, farmworkers, and all people are protected from the potentially dangerous consequences of this pesticide.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Oregon, Connecticut and New Jersey also are considering measures to take chlorpyrifos off the market.
    — Washington Post, 18 July 2019
  • The agency had banned chlorpyrifos for household uses in 2000, but allowed agricultural producers to continue using it.
    — Devan Cole, CNN, 18 Aug. 2021
  • After ratcheting up restrictions on application of chlorpyrifos products over the past last several years, the state opted this year to revoke product registrations — effectively a ban.
    — Geoffrey Mohan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2019
  • More than 1 million pounds of chlorpyrifos are sold each year in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
    — Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Did Pruitt set some kind of record for most outrageous sellout when the EPA balked at banning the toxic chemical chlorpyrifos, even after scientists had shown the substance is harmful to children?
    — Will Bunch, Philly.com, 19 June 2018
  • In August, the Biden administration banned the use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide, on food crops after research linked exposure to neurological damage in children.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • No pest control product has been more thoroughly evaluated, with more than 4,000 studies and reports examining chlorpyrifos in terms of health, safety and environment.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 15 May 2017
  • Burd said petitions have been filed over controversial pesticides in the past, including chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children, and tetrachlorvinphos, another pesticide often used in pet collars.
    — Johnathan Hettinger, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021

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