DDT

CHEMICAL PROFILES|Chemical Profile

Chemical:	DDT
CAS Number:	50-29-3

Chemical Profile for DDT (CAS Number: 50-29-3)

Human Health Hazards

Hazard Rankings

Chemical Use Profile

Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

Regulatory Coverage

Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Links

Human Health Hazards

Health Hazard Reference(s)

Recognized: Carcinogen P65

Developmental Toxicant P65

Reproductive Toxicant P65

Suspected: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant LADO MALA RTECS

Endocrine Toxicant BKH BRUC IL-EPA JNIHS KEIT RTECS WWF

Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant ATSDR MALA RTECS

Immunotoxicant RTECS

Kidney Toxicant MERCK

Neurotoxicant DAN EVAN FELD RTECS

Respiratory Toxicant RTECS

Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant RTECS

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Hazard Rankings

More hazardous than most chemicals in 8 out of 9 ranking systems.

Ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to ecosystems and human health.

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Chemical Use Profile

No data on industrial use in Scorecard.

Used in pesticide products.

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Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

No data on environmental releases in Scorecard.

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Regulatory Coverage

On at least 5 federal regulatory lists.

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Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information on whether basic tests to identify chemical hazards have been conducted on this chemical is not available in US EPA's 1998 hazard data availability study.

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Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Lacks at least some of the data required for safety assessment.

See risk assessment data for this chemical from U.S. EPA or Scorecard.

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Links

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Notes

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