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Dichlorvos (DDVP)
General Information
- Beyond Pesticides Dichlorvos ChemWatch Factsheet
- Pesticide product names
- Chemical Class: Organophosphate insecticide
- Uses: agricultural sites, commercial, institutional and industrial sites; in and around homes; on pets,in greenhouses; mushroom houses; storage areas for bulk, packaged and bagged raw and processed agricultural commodities; food manufacturing/processing plants; animal premises; and non-food areas of food-handling establishments Target pests are flies, gnats, mosquitoes, chiggers, ticks, cockroaches, armyworms, chinch bugs, clover mites, crickets, cutworms, grasshoppers, and sod webworms
- Alternatives: Agriculture, Home, Pets
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health Effects
- EPA Acute Toxicity Class: I (highly toxic)
- Cancer: Yes (21), Possible (10)
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes (22)
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (4)
- Kidney/ Liver Damage:Yes (4)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
- Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented
Environmental Effects
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Yes (4)
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Mammals: 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 pesticideFactsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database: Dichlorvos (Pesticide Action Network)
- PAN UK Organophosphate Factsheet (Pesticide Action Network UK)
- Key Studies:
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