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Dicofol

General Information

• Product Names:

  No Currently Registered Products

• Chemical Class: organochlorine insecticide (miticide)
• Uses: Agriculture, Lawns/Ornamentals (non-residential)
• Alternatives: Organic Agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Possible (1)
• Endocrine Disruption: Potential (1), Yes (2)
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (1, 3)
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (1)
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (1)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (1)
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (4)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/1998)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Pesticide Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network) 
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Effects of a mixture of pesticides on the adult female reproductive system of Sprague-Dawley, Wistar, and Lewis rats. Pascotto VM, Guerra MT, Franci JA, et al. 2015. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 78(9):602-16
  • A pesticide and iPSC dopaminergic neuron screen identifies and classifies Parkinson-relevant pesticides. Paul, K.C., Krolewski, R.C., Lucumi Moreno, E., Blank, J., Holton, K.M., Ahfeldt, T., Furlong, M., Yu, Y., Cockburn, M., Thompson, L.K. and Kreymerman, A., 2023. Nature Communications, 14(1), p.2803.