LD50 Demo Kit - Danger Child Both

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2021-11-23

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Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs

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Glass jars from an LD50 Demo Kit that contain salt to represent a dry formulated pesticide and red dyed vegetable oil to represent a liquid formulated pesticide. These jars visually represent an oral LD50 of 50mg/kg for a 55 lb child, which would have a signal word of Danger/Peligro. These LD50 toxicity levels are categorized as Highly Toxic and Hazard Class I.

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PSE Demonstration, Harmful Effects and Emergency Response, Pesticide Toxicity

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