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Geraniol
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Essential oil
- Uses: Mosquito, other insect repellent
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: No (1)
- Neurotoxicity: No (1)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (12/1993)
- EPA factsheet (1993)
- Supporting information:
- NCAP Pesticide Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
- PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
- Studies:
Efficacy of the Botanical Repellents Geraniol, Linalool, and Citronella Against Mosquitoes. Müller, G.C. et. al. 2009. Journal of Vector Ecology.
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. US EPA, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs), Interim REDS (iREDs) and RED Factsheets. https://archive.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/web/html/status.html.








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