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Folpet

General Information

• Product Names:
  Folpan (Makhteshim)
  Fungitrol (International Specialty Products)
  Clear Wood Preservative (PPG)

• Chemical Class: Dicarboximide fungicide
• Uses: Avocados, apples, cranberries, cucumbers, grapes, lettuce, melons, onions, strawberries, tomatoes, wood protection treatment
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Probable (8)
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (8)
• Birth/Developmental: Yes (8)
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed 11/1999
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies:
• Aldehyde dehydrogenase variation enhances effect of pesticides associated with Parkinson disease.. Fitzmaurice AG, Rhodes SL, et al. 2014. Neurology.82(5):419-26.