### agent | chemical agent | detergent:

Cationic detergent
* are more effective than anionic ones
  - much more toxic than anionic detergents
* can be caustic.
* is detergent.

### agent | chemical agent | detergent:

Laundry detergent
* Many laundry detergents contain enzymes to aid in removing stains.
* Most laundry detergents work equally well in warm and cold water
  - well with clorine bleach
* Some laundry detergents are irritants to some people
  - much better at removing food and bloodstains than others
  - contain an oxygen bleach
* are cheap, safe and effective when applied directly to boxelder bugs
  - either general purpose or light duty
  - examples of mature products
* can be expensive, but it can also be a skin irritant for many folks.
* consist of a number of components, the largest of which is very much like soap.
* is detergent
  - located in containers
* offer safe, effective control when applied directly to the insects.

Liquid detergent
* are especially good for cold water washes since they dissolve readily
  - generally phosphate-free
* are usually effective in removing greasy, oily stains
  - free of phosphates
* ensures that all surfaces of the macerated root tissue are thoroughly wetted.
* work on washable textiles.

Powdered detergent
* are more effective in removing clay and ground-in dirt.
* dissolve better in hot water.
* seem to work a bit better than liquid gels
  - better than gels

### agent | chemical agent:

Emulsifier
* also affect droplet size of the oil spray.
* are agents which coat the hydrophobic particle.
* are complex molecules which have both water and fat soluble regions in their structure
  - substances that are used in all types of food production
  - liaisons between the two liquids and serve to stabilize the mixture
  - substances that promote the suspension of one liquid in another
* break dirt and grease into small particles.
* help solubilize hydrophobic molecules.
* keep foods from separating
  - the skin care product from separating

### agent | chemical agent | emulsifier:

Hydrophilic emulsifier
* are basically detergents that contain solvents and surfactants.
* have less tolerance for penetrant contamination.

Hydrazine
* are bases
  - chemical compounds
  - clear, colorless liquids with an ammonia-like odor
  - highly reactive and easily catch fire
* have operational applications in many of our space and missile programs.

### agent | chemical agent:

Oxidant
* abundances in rainwater and the evolution of atmospheric oxygen.
* also play an important positive role in the immune system.
* are capable of stimulating cell division which critical factor in mutagenesis
  - electron acceptors and reducing agents electron donors
  - highly unstable molecules that attract electrons
  - one toxic component of cigarette smoke
  - ubiquitous
* can set off a chain reaction of molecular damage.
* cause cell damage by creating free radicals.
* induce transcriptioal activation of manganese superoxide dismutase in glomerular cells.

### agent | chemical agent | oxidant:

Photochemical oxidant
* are the most significant cause of agricultural loss in the United States.
* potentiate yield losses in snap beans attributable to sulfur dioxide.

### agent | chemical agent:

Oxidizer
* are compounds that contain oxygen
  - generally very reactive
  - hazardous because they support combustion
  - materials which decompose or react rapidly and release oxygen
  - normally Caustic
* attack all forms of carbon including the unfilled type.
* can Initiate or aid combustion in other materials
  - cause spontaneous ignition if mixed with a combustible material
* contain large percentages of oxygen.
* convert it into benzaldehyde and benzoic acid.
* react readily with many organic substances
  - with all organic materials causing structural breakdown
* spontaneously emit oxygen at either room temperature or under slight heating.