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Toxicity of Commonly Used
Pesticides
Health Effects
of Toxic Pesticides
A Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP Fact Sheet
on the Health Effects of Toxic Pesticides Commonly Used in Lawn Care
and Structural Pest Control
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Pesticide
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Cancer
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Reproductive Effects
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Neurotoxicity
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Kidney / Liver Damage
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Sensitizer / Irritant
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Birth Defects
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Insecticide
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Acephate
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C
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X
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X
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X
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Allethrin
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X
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X
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X
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Avermectin
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Bendiocarb
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X
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X
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Bifentrhin
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C
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X
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X
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Bromacil
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C
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X
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X
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Carbaryl
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C
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Chlorpyrifos
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Cyfluthrin
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Cypermethrin
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C
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X
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X
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X
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Deltamethrin
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X
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X
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Diazinon
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Dichlorvos
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C, 2B
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X
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X
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X
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Diflubenzuron
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X
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X
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Fenoxycarb
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B2
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X
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X
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Fenvalerate
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X
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X
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Fipronil
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C
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Hexaflumuron
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X
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X
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Hydramethylnon
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C
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Hydroprene
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D
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X
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Imidaclorpid
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X
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X
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Isophenfos
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X
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X
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Lamda Cyhalothrin
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D
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X
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X
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Methoprene
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X
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Petroleum Oils
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X
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Phenothrin
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Piperonyl butoxide (PBO, a synergist)
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C
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Prometon
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D
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Propetamphos
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X
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Propoxur
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B2
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Pyrethrin
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Resmethrin
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Rotenone
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X
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X
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Sulfuramid
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X
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X
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X
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Tetramethrin
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C
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Trichlorfon
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Herbicides
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Alachlor
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X
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Atrazine
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C, 2B
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Bensulide
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X
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X
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X
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2,4-D
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X[i]
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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DSMA
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X
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X
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Dacthal
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C
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X
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X
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Dicamba
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D
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Diquat Dibromide
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Endothall
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X
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X
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X
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Fenoxaprop
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C
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X
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X
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Glyphosate
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X
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X
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X
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Isoxaben
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C
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X
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X
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MCPA
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X
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X
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X
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X
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MCPP
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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MSMA
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X
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X
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Pendimethalin
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C
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X
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X
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X
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Pronamide
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B2
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X
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X
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X
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Siduron
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X
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Triclopyr
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D
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X
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X
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X
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Trifluralin
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C
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X
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X
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X
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Fungicides
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Benomyl
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C
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Chlorothalonil
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X[ii]
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Maneb
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B2
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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PCNB
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C
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X
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X
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X
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Sodium Hypochlorite
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X
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X
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Sulfur
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X
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Triadimefon
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C
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Ziram
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Rodenticides
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Brodifacoaum
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X
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Bromadiolone
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X
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Bromethalin
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X
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X
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TOTAL = 68
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25 probable or possible
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32
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38
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38
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56
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21
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B2 = EPA weight-of-evidence category, “probable human carcinogen,
sufficient evidence in animals and inadequate or no evidence in humans.”
C = EPA weight-of-evidence category, “possible human carcinogen” rating.
D = EPA weight-of-evidence category, “not classifiable as to human
carcinogenicity,” usually due to inadequate data.
2B = International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health
Organization (IARC) category, the agent (mixture) is possibly carcinogenic
to humans.
X = Adverse effect demonstrated.
March 19, 2001
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[i]Based on National Cancer Institute epidemiological
evidence.
[ii]EPA classifies chlorothalonil as a “Likely” carcinogen, under
proposed EPA weight-of-evidence category, because the available tumor
effects and other key data are adequate to convincingly demonstrate
carcinogenic potential for humans.
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