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Endosulfan
General Information
- Fact Sheet: endosulfan_final.pdf
- Product Names:
Drexel endosulfan (Drexel Chemical Co.)
Endalfly insecticide cattle ear tag (Kmg-bernuth Inc)
Phaser (Bayer Cropsciences)
Thionex technical insecticide (Makhteshim-agan)
Thiodan (Makhteshim-agan)
- Chemical Class: Organochlorine
- Uses: Contact insecticide in vegetables, fruits, cereal grains, and cotton, as well as ornamental shrubs, trees, vines, and ornamentals for use in commercial agricultural settings.
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes ()
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Yes ()
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes ()
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Yes ()
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes ()
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Yes ()
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes ()
- Toxic to Bees: Yes ()
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- Studies:
- Developmental exposure to pesticides zineb and/or endosulfan renders the nigrostriatal dopamine system more susceptible to these environmental chemicals later in life.. Jia, Z., et al. 2007. Neurotoxicology 28(4):727-735
- Developmental exposure to the organochlorine insecticide endosulfan damages the nigrostriatal dopamine system in male offspring.. Wilson WW, Shapiro LP, et al. 2014. Neurotoxicology. 44:279-87
- Developmental neurotoxic effects of two pesticides: Behavior and neuroprotein studies on endosulfan and cypermethrin.. Lee I, Eriksson P, et al. 2015. Toxicology. 335:1-10.
- Effect of Endosulfan on Male Reproductive Development. Saiyed, H et al. 2003. Environ Health Perspect 111:1958-1962
- 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