DCIP is an obsolete insecticide and nematicide. It is highly soluble in water but other data relating to its environmental fate is missing.DCIP is moderately toxic to fish and is also moderately toxic to mammals if consumed. It is a skin and eye irritant.
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
 
Ecotoxicity Moderate alert: Fish acute ecotoxicity: Moderate
Warning: Significant data are missing
Human health Moderate alert: Mammals acute toxicity: Moderate; Possible Carcinogen
Warning: Significant data are missing
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
An unclassified obsolete insecticide for the control of soil-borne pests particularly nematodes
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