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Acephate
General Information
- Beyond Pesticides Acephate ChemWatch Fact Sheet
- Acephate Product Names
- Chemical Class: Organophosphate Insecticide
- Uses: field, fruit, and vegetable crops (e.g., cotton, tobacco, cranberries, mint); in food handling establishments; on ornamental plants both in greenhouses and outdoors (e.g., nonbearing fruit trees, Christmas trees, and cut flowers); and in and around the home.
- Alternatives: Agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health Effects
- EPA Acute Toxicity Class: II (moderately toxic)
- Cancer: Possible (10)
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes (4)
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (11)
- Kidney/ Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
Environmental Effects
- Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Detected in Streams: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Yes (4)
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (8)
- Long-Range Transport: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Information:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (7/2006)
- Beyond Pesticides' OP cumulative risk RED comments
- Supporting information:
- Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Acephate Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database: Acephate (Pesticide Action Network)
- Key Studies:
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