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Endosulfan

General Information

• Beyond Pesticides Endosulfan ChemWatch Factsheet
• Endosulfan product names
• Chemical Class: Organochlorine
• Uses: contact insecticide in vegetables, fruits, cereal grains, and cotton, as well as ornamental shrubs, trees, vines, and ornamentals for use in commercial agricultural settings
• Alternatives: Agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health Effects

• EPA Acute Toxicity Class: I (highly toxic)
• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (30)
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (4)
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (4)
• Kidney/ Liver Damage:Yes (32)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
• Birth/ Developmental Defects: Yes (7)

Environmental Effects

• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (4)
• Detected in Streams: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Bees: Yes (19)
• Toxic to Mammals: Yes (8)
• Long-Range Transport: Yes (41, 42)

Additional Information

• Regulatory Information:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (11/2002)
  • Lawsuit filed by Pesticide Action Network, Beyond Pesticides, NRDC, UFW et. al (7/2008)
  • Scientists' call to ban endosulfan (5/2008)
  • EPA Announces Move to Terminate Use of Endosulfan (6/2010)
• Supporting information:
  • Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Extoxnet Endosulfan Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:Endosulfan (Pesticide Action Network)
  • PAN Endosulfan Program Page (Pesticide Action Network)
• Key Studies: