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Non-persistent pesticides are compounds that break down quickly in the environment. Several

different classes of pesticides make up this group:

• Cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides, which includes the

organophosphates and carbamates

• Chlorinated phenols

• Herbicides

• Pyrethroids

• Fungicides

• Repellents

Non-persistent pesticides became widely used after persistent organochlorine pesticides were banned from manufacture and use in the United States in the 1970s. Non-persistent pesticides are less harmful to the environment because they do not build up but they have to be applied more often to households and crops to be effective.

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