R. B. Raizada, K. K. Datta, T. Dikshith
May 1, 1979
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Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Abstract
Zineb (Zinc ethylene bisdlthiocarbamate) is widely used a~st a variety of plsnt fungi in agriculture. Reports show that zineb bas caused poisoning in man(HAYES. 1 976). W~ile zineb as such has not produce” any tumours in animais, its metabolite,ethylene ~hiourea(ETU) bas pro” hepatic tumors in mice(INNES et ai.1969). Chronic feeding of zineb bas resulted in sterility,resorption of fetuses and anomalous tails in rats(KORTE 1972).