3.2.5. Organophosphates
These compounds are commonly used as insecticides because
they act as neurotoxins. Considered less persistent and less bioaccumulative
than most other classes of pesticides, they have the
potential to be more toxic (potent cholinesterase inhibitors) than
organochlorines or carbamates (Fytianos et al., 1998; McKinlay
et al., 2008; Padrón Sanz et al., 2004) and can exhibit moderate
to high hydrophobicity (Watanabe and Grismer, 2001).