Health Effects of 36 Commonly Used Lawn Pesticides
A Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP Fact Sheet |
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|
Pesticide |
Cancer |
Reproductive
Effects |
Neurotoxicity |
Kidney / Liver
Damage |
Sensitizer /
Irritant |
Birth Defects |
Insecticides
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acephate |
C |
X[1] |
X2 |
|
X1 |
|
|
Bendiocarb |
|
|
X[2] |
|
X1 |
|
|
Carbaryl |
C |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Chlorpyrifos |
|
X[3] |
X2 |
|
X1 |
X4 |
|
Diazinon |
|
X[4] |
X2 |
X5 |
X1 |
|
|
Dichlorvos |
C, 2B |
|
X2 |
X1 |
X1 |
|
|
Isazophos |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
Isophenfos |
|
|
X2 |
|
X1 |
|
|
Malathion |
D |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Methoxychlor |
D |
X |
|
|
X[5] |
|
Trichlorfon
|
|
X1 |
X2 |
X1 |
X1 |
X1 |
Herbicides
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Atrazine |
C, 2B |
|
X1 |
X1 |
X1 |
X[6] |
|
Benefin |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
Bensulide |
|
|
X3 |
X[7] |
X1 |
|
|
2,4-D |
X[8] |
X1 |
X1 |
X1 |
X1 |
X1 |
|
DSMA |
|
|
X[9] |
|
X7 |
|
|
Dacthal |
C |
|
|
X1 |
X3 |
|
|
Dicamba |
D |
X1 |
X1 |
X1 |
X1 |
|
|
Diphenamid |
|
X3 |
X3 |
X3 |
X3 |
X3 |
|
Endothall |
|
X1 |
|
X1 |
X1 |
|
|
Glyphosate |
|
X3 |
|
X1 |
X3 |
|
|
Isoxaben |
C |
|
|
X3 |
|
X3 |
|
MCPA |
|
X1 |
X1 |
|
X1 |
X1 |
|
MCPP |
|
X1 |
X[10] |
X1 |
X1 |
X1 |
|
MSMA |
|
|
X13 |
|
X13 |
|
|
Pendimethalin |
C |
X1 |
|
X1 |
X1 |
|
|
Pronamide |
B2 |
X3 |
|
X3 |
X1 |
|
|
Siduron |
|
|
|
|
X13 |
|
|
Trifluralin |
C |
X1 | ||||