Formula or abbreviation | C9H11Cl3NO3PS |
CAS Number | 2921-88-2 |
Uses | Insecticide of the organophosphate class (against bloodsucking and biting insects, soil pests, various household and storage pests, as stall delousing agent) |
Properties | Colourless crystal |
Impacts | Uptake through skin contact, mouth and respiration; damages the nervous system of insects by acting as a cholinesterase inhibitor. Toxic for humans and animals, fish and bee poison, very toxic for amphibians |
Notes | Other names: Dursban, Empire, Eradex, Lorsban, Loxiran, Stipend Suspected endocrine disruptor The principal decomposition product in the environment, chlorpyrifos oxon, is more toxic to amphibians than the initial product. |
Chlorpyrifos
Thresolds (Annex 2 PRTR) | ||
Air | Water | Soil |
- | 1 kg | 1 kg |
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