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Fenoxycarb
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Carbamate insecticide
- Uses: Fire Ant and Big Headed Ants in ornamentals, home lawns and landscaped areas around home, non-crop areas, horse farms, sod farms, non-grazed areas on farm, nurseries, and turf
- Alternatives: Residential ants
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Yes (1) Likely (2)
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (3)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- Birth/Developmental: Yes (3)
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Pending (residential uses cancelled 1/08) EPA's fenoxycarb review site
- Supporting information:
- Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
- Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Fenoxycarb Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database: Fenoxycarb (Pesticide Action Network)
- Scorecard: Fenoxycarb (Environmental Defense Fund)
- Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
- Impact of Endocrine Disrupting Pesticide Use on Obesity: A Systematic Review. Pérez-Bermejo, M. et al. (2024) Impact of Endocrine Disrupting Pesticide Use on Obesity: A Systematic Review, Biomedicines. Available at: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/12/2677.
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. California Environmental Protection Agency. Proposition 65: Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. February 25, 2022.https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/proposition-65//p65chemicalslistsinglelisttable2021p.pdf
2. EPA weight-of-evidence category, "Likely to be carcinogenic to humans." US EPA, 2005. Office of Pesticide Programs. List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential. May 10, 2005. http://www.fluoridealert.org/wp-content/pesticides/pesticides.cancer.potential.2006.pdf
3. US EPA, 2000. Table 1: Toxicity Data by Category for Chemicals Listed under EPCRA Section 313. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/hazard_categories.pdf
4. Extension Toxicology Network (EXTOXNET) Pesticide Information Profiles. http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/ghindex.html