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Geraniol
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Essential oil
- Uses: Mosquito, other insect repellent
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: No (8)
- Neurotoxicity: No (8)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- 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:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (12/1993)
- EPA factsheet (1993)
- Supporting information:
- NCAP Pesticide Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
- PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
- Studies:
Efficacy of the Botanical Repellents Geraniol, Linalool, and Citronella Against Mosquitoes. Müller, G.C. et. al. 2009. Journal of Vector Ecology.