Active Ingredient: Paradichlorobenzene
Human Health Risk Assessment and Mitigation
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Overview
- Name: Paradichlorobenzene
- DPR Chemical Code: 455
- Chemical Class: Chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbon
- Pesticide Types Registered: Insecticide, Insect repellent
- Fumigant: No
- California Restricted Material: No
- Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC): Yes
- Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Regulations: No
- Potential Groundwater Contaminant: No
- Reevaluation: Not applicable
Risk Characterization Documents (RCDs) estimate the nature and likelihood of adverse health effects in humans who may be exposed to pesticides.
Other Documents
- November 2014 – Air Concentrations and Fabric Uptake of para-Dichlorobenzene Resulting from Simulated Home Use of Moth Cakes (PDF)
- November 2013 – Air Concentrations and Fabric Uptake of para-Dichlorobenzene Resulting from Simulated Home Use of Mothballs - A Pilot Study (PDF)
- December 2009 – Para-Dichlorobenzene Initial Scoping Document (PDF)
- January 2007 – Initiation of Risk Assessment Process for the Active Ingredient Paradichlorobenzene (PDF)
- Pesticide Product Database
- Human Health Assessment Branch Memos
- Human Health Assessment Branch Publications, Posters/Abstracts and Presentations
- Worker Health and Safety Reports and Memos
- Environmental Monitoring Branch Publications
- Air Monitoring Network
- Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR)
- California Pesticide Illness Query (CalPIQ)
- Environmental Justice (EJ)
- OEHHA Proposition 65 Information
- U.S. EPA Pesticide Chemical Search
- PubChem-Chemical Information
For document retrieval, please submit a request at our Public Records Portal (NextRequest).
For content questions, contact:
Christine Herrera
Worker Health and Safety Branch
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015
Phone: (916) 445-4261
E-mail: Christine.Herrera@cdpr.ca.gov
Brenna McNabb
Pesticide Registration Branch
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015
Phone: (916) 445-0179
E-mail:
Brenna.McNabb@cdpr.ca.gov