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Gateway test
Thiodicarb
General Information
- Product Names:
- Uses: Insect control on cotton, sweet corn, soybeans, leafy vegetables, cole crops, ornamentals, and other minor use sites
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Probable (1)
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes (1) [breaks down to methomyl]
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (1) [breaks down to methomyl]
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (1)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Slight (1)
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Yes (1)
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (1)
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (1)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (1)
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) (revised 1998)
- Supporting information:
- PAN Pesticides Database: Thiodicarb (Pesticide Action Network)
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.