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CAS 39300-45-3

Dinocap

Potential EDCPesticidesDevelopmental_ToxicityTeratogen

Dinocap is a toxic pesticide used to control powdery mildew and mites on crops like grapes and apples. It matters because exposure can irritate skin, eyes, and lungs, and high doses have caused health effects in animals. [1][2]

Where It Comes From

Agricultural spraying in orchards and greenhouses; residues on treated or imported produce; runoff to nearby water. [1][3]

How You Are Exposed

Eating fruit with residues; breathing spray drift or dust near fields; skin contact with recently treated plants or equipment; mixing/applying at work. [1][2]

Why It Matters

Causes skin and eye irritation and can lead to nausea, headache, or breathing irritation after high exposure; developmental effects seen in animals at high doses; toxic to aquatic life. [1][2][3]

Who Is at Risk

Farmworkers and pesticide applicators; people living near treated orchards during spraying; infants and children (higher intake per body weight); pregnant people. [1][2]

How to Lower Your Exposure

Wash and scrub produce under running water; peel when possible; follow posted spray/re-entry notices and stay upwind/indoors during applications; keep kids and pets off recently treated areas; if you work with it, use PPE and follow label directions. [1][2]

References

  1. [1]U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs. Dinocap: Pesticide Fact Sheet (EPA-540/FS-87-155).
  2. [2]WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS). Dinocap Poison Information Monograph (PIM).
  3. [3]FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR). Dinocap evaluations (Pesticide Residues in Food reports).

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