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Inorganic VS Organic
These are pesticides that are made of minerals. They do not have carbon in them.   When talking about the chemistry of pesticides, organic pesticide have carbon in them. Do not confuse this with the use of 'Organic' in the marketing of agriculture that refrains from using synthetic pesticides. In the wording of chemistry, organic pesticides can be synthetic or come from plant material. Most pesticides are organic.
 
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