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Diazinon
General Information
- Beyond Pesticides Diazinon ChemWatch Factsheet
- Diazinon product names
- Chemical Class: Organophosphate insecticide
- Uses: Agriculture almonds, apples, apricots, bananas, beets (red, table), blackberries, blueberries, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries, collards, sweet corn, cranberries, cucumbers, endive (escarole), figs, filberts, ginseng, grapes, hops, kale, lettuce, loganberries, melons, mushrooms, nectarines, onions, parsley, parsnips, peaches, pears, peas, peppers, pineapples, plums, Irish potatoes, prunes, radishes, radishes (Chinese), raspberries, rutabagas, squash, spinach, strawberries, sugar beets, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, walnuts, and watercress, seed treatment on beans (except soybeans), field corn, sweet corn, lima beans, peas, and snap beans; non-lactating cattle
- Alternatives: Agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health Effects
- EPA Acute Toxicity Class: II (moderately toxic)
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36)
- Reproductive Effects: Yes (13)
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (11)
- Kidney/ Liver Damage:Yes (7)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
- Birth/ Developmental Defects: Yes (11)
Environmental Effects
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes (4)
- Detected in Streams: Frequently (37)
- Potential Leacher: Yes (4)
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Mammals: Yes (8)
- Long-Range Transport: Yes (41)
Additional Information
- Regulatory Information:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (7/2006)
- Diazinon lawsuit filed against EPA by Beyond Pesticides et. al. (2008)
- Beyond Pesticides' Revised Risk Assessment comments.
- Most residential uses phased out 2002
- Beyond Pesticides' phaseout press release
- Supporting information:
- Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
- Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
- Children & Lawn Chemicals Don't Mix (Beyond Pesticides)
- The Safer Choice (Beyond Pesticides)
- Threatened Waters: Turning the Tide on Pesticide Contamination (Beyond Pesticides)
- NCAP Diazinon Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Diazinon Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database:Diazinon (Pesticide Action Network)
- PAN-UK Diazinon Factsheet (Pesticide Action Network UK)
- EWG Diazinon Report (Environmental Working Group)
- NPTN Diazinon Factsheet (National Pesticide Telecommunications Network)
- ABC Diazinon Factsheet (American Bird Conservancy)
- Key Studies:
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