Abstract: Novel composition and method for thermally stabilizing an O-pyridyl phosphate insecticide such as chlorpyrifos. The insecticide is mixed with a phthalate ester prior to its incorporation into a thermoplastic resin, such as polyvinyl chloride.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 1985
Date of Patent:
December 23, 1986
Assignee:
Dow Chemical Japan Limited
Inventors:
Jiro Kozuma, Hirohiko Hamaguchi, Tetsuya Shibahara, Joseph P. Strasser