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organophosphates  

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  • Organophosphates are a group of synthetic organic chemicals with some common elements in their chemical structure and the same toxic mechanism of acute toxicity. The general structure of organophosphates is characterized by a central phosphorus atom that is attached to an oxygen or a sulfur atom by a double bond and to three side chains by single bonds. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Organophosphates]

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