Abstract

In Germany, during World War II, G. SchraDer developed the compound E-605 (O,O-diethyl-O-p-nitrophenyl thiophosphate) which is commonly known as parathion. It was soon discovered that this organophosphate was an extremely effective insecticide against a number of insect species. With the exception of DDT, parathion is probably still the most universally-used insecticide.

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