Dimefox
Last updated: 15/01/2023
(Also known as: TL 792)
Dimefox is an obsolete acaricide and insecticide. It is highly soluble in water and is volatile. Other environmental fate data is scarce and there are large gaps in ecotoxicity data. However. dimefox is moderately toxic to honey bees. Dimefox has a high mammalian oral toxicity, is an acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor, a neurotoxin and a respiratory tract irritant.
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
An obsolete insecticide and acaricide once used to control a range of insects including aphids
Aphids; Spidermites
Hops
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Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries
1946, first reported
Not approved
Expired
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
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Expired
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Yes
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None
C₄H₁₂FN₂OP
CN(C)P(=O)(N(C)C)F
No data
PGJBQBDNXAZHBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C4H12FN2OP/c1-6(2)9(5,8)7(3)4/h1-4H3
Yes
Insecticide, Acaricide
Organophosphate insecticide; Organophosphate acaricide; Phosphorodiamide insecticide; Phosphorodiamide acaricide; Diamide insecticide; Diamide acaricide
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May contain contains schradan and tris(dimethylamino)phosphine oxide
Synthetic
Selective, systemic absorbed into the plant sap and remains active for long periods. Cholinesterase inhibitor.
115-26-4
204-076-8
58
443100
8264
015-061-00-9
154.12
tetramethylphosphorodiamidic fluoride
bis(dimethylamino)fluorophosphine oxide
tetramethylphosphorodiamidic fluoride
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Not applicable
Not applicable
1B
Not applicable
Phorodon humuli , Tetranychus urticae
Colourless liquid with fishy odour
Fisons Pest Control DuPont Wacker-Chemie
Hanane Terra-Sytam Sytam Pestox XIV
Usually supplied as a concentrated solution
1000000
at 25 °C
High
Miscible
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Methanol
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Miscible
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Acetone
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Miscible
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Xylene
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67
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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3.72 X 10-01
Calculated
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-0.43
Low
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1.11
Q2 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
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14663
at 25 °C
Highly volatile
2.26 X 10-03
at 25 °C
Non-volatile
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13.9
R3 R = Peer reviewed scientific publications 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Hop leaves, n=1
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Stable
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Stable
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Very mobile
10
Best available data
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Cannot be calculated
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0.3
Q2 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
Estimated
Low potential
Not available
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Known soil and groundwater metabolites
None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
1.0
Rat
High
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> 1.9
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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1.0
Rat
High
5.0
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
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Subcutaneous LD₅₀ = 1.0 mg kg⁻¹
Mouse
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List I; List II
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Occupational exposure may occur through inhalation and dermal contact
EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
No data found
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
No data found
No data found
 
Highly toxic Possible brain and central nervous system toxicant
Corrosive
Health: H300, H310
Ia (Extremely hazardous)
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Record last updated:
15/01/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
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