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Para-dichlorobenzene (PDCB)
General Information
- Fact Sheets: PDCB.pdf, Mothballs.pdf
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Chlorophenol compound
- Uses: Targets moths, carpet beetles, lice, and mites, repels snakes, mice, rats, squirrels, and bats. Used in comerical and residential settings indoors only, and in pet bird cages.
- Alternatives: Least-toxic Moth controls
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Possible (1)
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (2)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (2)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (3)
- 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:
- Supporting information:
- ToxFAQs™ for Dichlorobenzenes (The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
- Scorecard Dicholorbenzene Factsheet (Environmental Defense Fund)
- PAN Pesticide Database (Pesticide Action Network)
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. EPA weight-of-evidence category, "possible human carcinogen." US EPA, 2004. Office of Pesticide Programs. List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential. July 29, 2004. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/carlist/
2. Beyond Pesticides ChemWatch Factsheets. (Cited under factsheets on Beyond Pesticides Gateway; see top of individual chemical page)
3. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. ToxFAQs. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/index.asp.