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Diphenylamine (DPA)

General Information

• Product Names:

  ecoFOG-100 (Pace)
  Shield DPA (Pace)
• Chemical Class: Amine fungicide
• Uses: control of storage scald on apples
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented [An impurity of DPA, diphenylnitrosamine, is classified as a probable human carcinogen (8)]
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (8)
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (8)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (8)
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision Signed 9/1997
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: DPA (Pesticide Action Network)