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'''Mexacarbate''' is a carbamate pesticide developed by Alexander Shulgin and marketed in 1961 by Dow Chemical Company under the trade name '''Zectran'''.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipN0t_wFCRkC&q=mexacarbate+dow+chemical&pg=PA270 |title=Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment |editor1-first=L. R. |editor1-last=Williams |page=270 |last=Sundaram |first=Kanth M. S. |chapter=Toxicity and Metabolism of Mexacarbate in Freshwater Crayfish Under Laboratory Conditions |date=August 1989 |publisher=ASTM International |isbn=080311253X |access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref> As of 2009, Mexacarbate is considered obsolete or discontinued, according to the World Health Organization.<ref>WHO: ''Active ingredients believed to be obsolete or discontinued for use as pesticides'', in [https://www.who.int/entity/ipcs/publications/pesticides_hazard_2009.pdf ''The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard and Guidelines to Classification 2009'']{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} (PDF; 2,2 MB).</ref> It is notable for being the first biodegradable pesticide.<ref>{{cite web |website=The Guardian |date= 3 June 2014|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/03/alexander-shulgin |title=Obituaries / Alexander T. (Sasha) Shulgin |author=Betsy Reed}}</ref> thumb|left|Canister of mexacarbate (Zectran) thumb|Mexacarbate being sprayed by helicopter.
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Alexander Shulgin Category:Carbamate insecticides Category:Phenol esters Category:Dimethylamino compounds
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