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Propetamphos
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Organophosphate insecticide
- Uses: Used indoors for the control of insects, primarily ants, cockroaches, fleas, and termites.
- Alternatives: Least-toxic controls of ants, cockroaches, fleas, and termites
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (1)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (1)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (2)
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (2)
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (7/2006)
- Beyond Pesticides' Organophosphate cumulative risk comments
- Supporting information:
- Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Propetamphos Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database:Propetamphos(Pesticide Action Network)
- Scorecard Propetamphos Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. 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
2. 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.