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Propoxur

General Information

• Beyond Pesticides Propoxur ChemWatch Factsheet
• Propoxur product names
• Chemical Class: Carbamate insecticide
• Uses: control ants, roaches and hornets in and around residences and commercial food handling
  establishments, also found in flea collars
• Alternatives: roaches, hornets
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health Effects

• EPA Acute Toxicity Class: I (highly toxic)
• Cancer: Probable (8)
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (35)
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (4)
• Kidney/ Liver Damage: Yes (4)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented

Environmental Effects

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

Additional Information

• Regulatory Information:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/1997)
• Supporting information:
  • Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Extoxnet Propoxur Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:Propoxur (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Scorecard Propoxur Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)
  • Propoxur in Tapwater (Environmental Working Group)
• Key Studies:
  • Comparison of pesticide levels in carpet dust and self-reported pest treatment practices in four US sites. Colt, J. et. al. 2004. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 14:74–83