(Also known as: methoxychlore; dimethoxy-DT; dianisyl trichloroethane; ENT 1716; DMDT)
Data alerts
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
Environmental fate High alert: Persistent; Potential for particle bound transport: High
Ecotoxicity High alert: Fish acute ecotoxicity: High; Daphnia acute ecotoxicity: High; Daphnia chronic ecotoxicity: High
Human health High alert: Endocrine distrupter; Neurotoxicant
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
General insect control on domestic cats and dogs and on farmed animals
Octanol-water partition coefficient at pH 7, 20 °C
P
6.76 X 1005
Calculated
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Log P
5.83
Q2 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
High
Fat solubility of residues
Solubility
Soluble
A5 A = EU regulatory and evaluation data as published by EC, EFSA (RAR, DAR & Conclusion dossiers), EMA (e.g. EU Annex III PIC DGD) (EU - Pesticides database; EFSA Scientific Publications ) 5 = Verified data used for regulatory purposes
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Data type
Observed in metabolism and farm animal feeding studies
A5 A = EU regulatory and evaluation data as published by EC, EFSA (RAR, DAR & Conclusion dossiers), EMA (e.g. EU Annex III PIC DGD) (EU - Pesticides database; EFSA Scientific Publications ) 5 = Verified data used for regulatory purposes
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Density (g ml⁻¹)
1.41
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Dissociation constant pKa) at 25 °C
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Vapour pressure at 20 °C (mPa)
0.08
Q2 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
Low volatility
Henry's law constant at 25 °C (Pa m³ mol⁻¹)
2.00 X 10-02
V3 V = ChemID online databases / IPCS INCHEM (ChemID; IPCS INCHEM ) 3 = Unverified data of known source
Non-volatile
Maximum UV-vis absorption L mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹
-
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Surface tension (mN m⁻¹)
-
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Refractive Index
-
-
-
Degradation
Property
Value
Source; quality score; and other information
Interpretation
Soil degradation (days) (aerobic)
DT₅₀ (typical)
120
G4 G = Extension Toxicology network database EXTOXNET (click here ) 4 = Verified data
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242