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Fipronil
General Information
- Fact Sheet: Fipronil.pdf
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Phenyl pyrazole insecticide
- Uses: Residential baits and gels, agriculture, golf courses
- Alternatives: least Toxic Biats and gels, Organic agriculture, golf courses
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Possible (10)
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36)
- Reproductive Effects: Yes (7)
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (7)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (7)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (7)
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (7, 27)
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (7, 27)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (7, 27)
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
- NCAP Fipronil Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
- NPIC Fipronil Factsheet (National Pesticide Information Center)
- PAN Pesticides Database:Fipronil (Pesticide Action Network)
- PAN-UK Fipronil Factsheet (Pesticide Action Network UK)
- CHEJ Fipronil Factsheet (Children's Health Environmental Coalition)
- Studies:
- Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates. [Pisa,LW, Amaral-Rogers, V et al. 2015. Environ SCi and Poll Res. 22(1):68-102]
- Fipronil-induced disruption of thyroid function in rats is mediated by increased total and free thyroxine clearances concomitantly to increased activity of hepatic enzymes. Leghait J, et al. 2009. Toxicology
- Reproductive adverse effects of fipronil in Wistar rats. Ohi et al. 2004. Toxicology Letters
- Human exposure to fipronil from dogs treated with frontline. Jennings, K.A. 2002. Vet Hum Toxicol
