Health Effects of 36 Commonly Used Lawn Pesticides

A Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP Fact Sheet

 

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