2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic+acid

= **__2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid__** = = =  (2, 4 -D)    __ What is Dechlorophenoxyacetic acid? __ 2, 4 -D is a common pesticide/herbicide that is used in the control of all types of weeds. 2, 4 -D is a member of the phemoxy family of herbicides, which includes; 2, 4, 5 -Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4, 5 -T). 2, 4 -D is produced from chloroacetic acid and 2, 4 -dichlorophenol which is produced by chlorination of phenol. 2, 4 -dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is mainly used as a herbicide/pesticide, it is sold in various formations under a large variety of brand names. ﻿     __What can it cause? __ " A 1990 study of farmers in Nebraska, ever when adjusting for exposure to other chemicals found that 2, 4, -D exposure substantially increase the risk of Non - Hodgkin;s lymphoma. And a 2000 study of 1517 former employees of Dow Chemical Company who had been exposed to the chemical in manufacturing or formulating 2, 4 -D found no significant increase in risk of mortality due to NHL following 2, 4 -D exposure, but did find and increase in risk of mortality due to __amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.__ " Wikipedia. Solubility in water: 900mg/L (25C)