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Table 9.--Glossary of common and chemical names of the pesticides targeted in this study.
Common name
Chemical name
Acetochlor
2-chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-acetamide
Alachlor
2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)acetanilide/2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide
Atrazine
2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine
Azinphos-methyl 
O,O-dimethyl S-(3,4-dihydro-4-oxobenzo[d]-(1,2,3)triazin-3-ylmethyl) phosphorodithioate
Benfluralin
N-butyl-N-ethyl-2,6-dinitro-4-trifluoro-methyl-aniline
Butylate
S-ethyl diisobutylthiocarbamate
Chlorothalonil
tetrachloroisophthalonitrile
Chlorpyrifos
O,O-diethyl O-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl) phosphorothioate
Cyanazine
2-((4-chloro-6-(ethylamino)-s-triazin-2-yl)amino)-methylpropionitrile
DEA
2-chloro-4-amino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine
DIA
2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-amino-1,3,5-triazine
Diazinon
O,O-diethyl O-2-isopropyl-6-methylpyrimidin-4-yl phosphorothioate
EPTC
S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate
Ethalfluralin
N-ethyl-a,a,a-trifluoro-N-(2-methylallyl)-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine
Ethoprop
O-ethyl S,S-dipropylphosphorodithioate
Fonofos
O-ethyl S-phenyl ethylphosphonodithioate
Lindane
1a,2a,3a,4a,5a,6b-hexachlorocyclohexane
Malathion
S-1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate
Methyl parathion
O,O-dimethyl-O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate
Metolachlor
2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl) acetamide 
Metribuzin
4-amino-6-tert-butyl-4,5-dihydro-3-methylthio-1,2,4-triazine-5-one 
Pebulate
S-propyl butylethylthiocarbamate 
Pendimethalin
N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitro-benzeneamine 
Permethrin
3-phenxoybenzyl (lRS)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2 dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate 
Phorate
O,O-diethyl S-ethylthiomethyl phosphorodithioate 
Prometon
2,4-bis(isopropylamino)-6-methoxy-s-triazine 
Propachlor
2-chloro-N-(1-methylethyl)-N-phenylacetamide 
Propanil
3',4'-dichloro-propionanilide 
Propazine
2-chloro-4,6-bis(isopropylamino)-1,3,5-triazine 
Simazine
2-chloro-4,6-bis(ethylamino)-1,3,5-triazine 
Tebuthiuron
N-(5-(1,1-dimethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol 2-yl)-N,N'-dimethylurea 
Terbacil
3-tert-butyl-5-chloro-6-methyluracil 
Terbufos
S-(((1,1-dimethylethyl)thio)methyl) O,O-diethyl phosphorodithioate 
Triallate
S-(2,3,3-trichloro-2-propenyl)bis(1-methylethyl) carbamothioate 
Trifluralin
a,a,a-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine

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