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Neurotoxic pesticides, which are authorised or pending evaluation for authorisation in the EU |
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| Pesticide |
Annex 1 status |
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| Organophosphate insecticides |
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| Chlorpyrifos |
In |
| Dimethoate |
In |
| Ethoprophos |
In |
| Phosmet |
In |
| Fenamiphos (nematicide) |
In |
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| Carbamates |
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| Pirimicarb |
In |
| Methomyl |
Application resubmitted |
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| Pyrethroid insecticides |
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| Cypermethrin (type II) |
In |
| Deltamethrin (type II) |
In |
| Pyrethrum/pyrethrin (natural pyrethrin) |
Pending |
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| Other insecticides |
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| Nicotine |
Pending |
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| Dithiocarbamate fungicides |
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| Maneb |
In |
| Thiram |
In |
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| Chlorophenoxy herbicides |
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| 2,4-D |
In |
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| Bipyridyl herbicides |
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| Diquat dibromide |
In |
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| Rodenticides |
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| Warfarin |
In |
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| Fumigants |
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| Phosphides (zinc, magnesium, and aluminum phosphides) |
Pending |
| Sulfuryl fluoride |
Pending |
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The list includes pesticicides, which are registered as "in" or "pending" on the current EU Annex 1 list (as of August 2008), and for which neurotoxicity in humans has been reported in The Hazardous Substances Data Bank and/or the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. The full Annex 1 list with the status of active substances under EU review can be downloaded as an Excel sheet at http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/protection/pesticides/index_en.print.htm. | |
Bjørling-Poulsen et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:50 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-50 |
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