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Chemical Testing for Potential Hormone Effects Ordered

EPA has begun issuing the first test orders for pesticides to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interact with and disrupt the hormones produced or secreted by the human or animal endocrine system, which regulates growth, metabolism and reproduction. Read EPA's press release. The thirty-one pesticides that will be screened under the EDSP so far are:

Chemical Name

CAS Number
2,4-D 94-75-7
Acephate 30560-19-1
Atrazine 1912-24-9
Benfluralin 1861-40-1
Bifenthrin 82657-04-3
Carbamothioic acid, dipropyl-, S-ethyl ester (EPTC) 759-94-4
Carbaryl 63-25-2
Carbofuran 1563-66-2
Chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2
Chlorthal-Dimethyl (DCPA) 1861-32-1
Cyfluthrin 68359-37-5
Cypermethrin 52315-07-8
Diazinon 333-41-5
Dimethoate 60-51-5
Disulfoton 298-04-4
Ethoprop 13194-48-4
Esfenvalerate 66230-04-4
Fenbutatin oxide 13356-08-6
Malathion 121-75-5
Methamidophos 10265-92-6
Methidathion 950-37-8
Methomyl 16752-77-5
Methyl parathion 298-00-0
Norflurazon 27314-13-2
Oxamyl 23135-22-0
Permethrin 52645-53-1
Phosmet 732-11-6
Piperonyl butoxide 51-03-6
Propargite 2312-35-8
Resmethrin 10453-86-8
Tetrachlorvinphos/Gardona 22248-79-9

Details on the status of the test orders, including the order issuance date, the recipient(s) of the order, each order recipient's response and the order due date (PDF) (32 pp, 136KB, About PDF). EPA intends to update the list with subsequent publications and postings as appropriate.

Examples of FFDCA 408(p) Orders:

As described in the October 21, 2009 Federal Register Notice, EPA intends to issue test orders requiring Tier 1 screening for the first group of 67 chemicals between October 29, 2009, and February 26, 2010. The EDSP Tier 1 screening data required to satisfy an order are due within two years of the date of issuance of the order.

 

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