Re: Durspan insecticide. A halogen product?

March 3, 2006

, do you happen to know if Dursban is made from one of the halogens (e.g., bromide)? If so, Iodine should be helpful in the detox.

Zoe

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Hi I am new to this forum but I have a question. I have been hypothyroid for most my life and during the course of my miserable years on synthetic thyroid treatment, I was also poisoned with Dursban, an insecticide flea dip I used to use in my work. Now I am on Armour thyroid and doing much better, but there is lingering effects and i takes SO much thyroid to feel well I am wondering if the iodine therapy might help detox some of that insecticide in my tissues. Does anyone know if it has any effect on that particular poison?

March 3, 2006

The chemical name is chlorpyrifos. It is an organophosphate and aside

from that I haven't been able to even find a chemical make up for it

just that it is supposed to have been banned, but isn't. It is woidely

used even in aerial spraying fo rmosquitoes so I can and probably do

still get doses of it all the time. It is used on crops and actually

penetrates the membranes of many of the vegetables and fruits it is

sprayed on.. and why I eat organic as much as I can afford to. Here is

something I did find:

>>

Metabolism: The submitted studies suggest that chlorpyrifos is rapidly

absorbed and metabolized to 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinal (TCP). The

parent compound and metabolite are rapidly excreted in the urine. The

submitted studies do not meet Agency standards.<<

Well the trichloro Iam sure is three parts chlorine, which I have ALWAYS had a

problem with.

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March 3, 2006

>>>>, do you happen to know if Dursban is made from one of the halogens (e.g., bromide)? If so, Iodine should be helpful in the detox. <<<<

Doesn't look like it. Here's the MSDS:

http://www.southernag.com/PDF%20Files/ms3114.pdf

March 3, 2006

Scary looking stuff huh? When it first came out and I was using it,

gloves and apron were suggested but NO respiratory protection was even

suggested! I applied this through a sprayer to probably thousands of

dogs in an enclosed tub area with no exhaust. I am lucky to be alive.

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March 3, 2006

Looks me that it is chlorinated.

Alobar

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> >>>>, do you happen to know if Dursban is made from one of

the halogens (e.g., bromide)? If so, Iodine should be helpful in the

detox. <<<<

>

> Doesn't look like it. Here's the MSDS:

>

> http://www.southernag.com/PDF%20Files/ms3114.pdf

>

March 3, 2006

>>>Scary looking stuff huh? When it first came out and I was using it, gloves and apron were suggested but NO respiratory protection was even suggested! I applied this through a sprayer to probably thousands of dogs in an enclosed tub area with no exhaust. I am lucky to be alive.<<<

Makes you wonder what else we are exposed to huh?

Buist

March 3, 2006

>>>Looks me that it is chlorinated.Alobar<<<

My Chemistry is rusty - could be.....

Buist

March 3, 2006

Hi! -

Yes, in fact it, it *is* a halogen-rich toxin. Chlorine *is* one of the halogens, along with Fluorine, Bromine, and Astatine (which is radioactive.)

hth,...

On 3/3/06, ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...

> wrote:

>>>>, do you happen to know if Dursban is made from one of the halogens (e.g., bromide)? If so, Iodine should be helpful in the detox. <<<<

Doesn't look like it. Here's the MSDS:

http://www.southernag.com/PDF%20Files/ms3114.pdf

March 3, 2006

and of course, Iodine. duh...

On 3/3/06, Mateosian <cjoibm@...> wrote:

Chlorine *is* one of the halogens, along with Fluorine, Bromine, and Astatine (which is radioactive.)

hth,

....

March 3, 2006

I understand what halogens are but I must have missed where one of the ingredients listed was Chlorine.

Buist----- Original Message -----

Hi! -

Yes, in fact it, it *is* a halogen-rich toxin. Chlorine *is* one of the halogens, along with Fluorine, Bromine, and Astatine (which is radioactive.)

hth,...

March 3, 2006

The chemical name is chlorpyrifos. It is an organophosphate and aside from that I haven't been able to even find a chemical make up for it

just that it is supposed to have been banned, but isn't. It is woidely used even in aerial spraying for mosquitoes so I can and probably do still get doses of it all the time. It is used on crops and actually

penetrates the membranes of many of the vegetables and fruits it is sprayed on.. and why I eat organic as much as I can afford to. Here is something I did find:>>Metabolism: The submitted studies suggest that

chlorpyrifos is rapidly absorbed and metabolized to 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinal (TCP). The parent compound and metabolite are rapidly excreted in the urine. The

submitted studies do not meet Agency standards.<<Well the trichloro I am sure is three parts chlorine, which I have ALWAYS had a problem with.

Remember the 3,5,6 just refer to the position on ring of the chlorine atoms

The fooled ya this time by leaving off the -ine on chlorine, that's all!

hth,

....christina

On 3/3/06, ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...> wrote:

I understand what halogens are but I must have missed where one of the ingredients listed was Chlorine.

March 3, 2006

Thanks makes sense - you are dragging me kicking and screaming back to chem class. My last one was 1984 LOL! It's all coming back to me. I try to eat as much organic as I can too but makes you wonder how much is in the air / clouds that comes as fallout in the rain etc even on organic foods. It is so hard getting away from this. I can't wait to get my test results back from Dr. B. I have not started to take Iodine on my own because I want to make sure that we can do a "loading" test first.