Active Ingredient: Propargite
Human Health Risk Assessment and Mitigation
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Overview
- Name: Propargite
- DPR Chemical Code: 445
- Chemical Class: Organosulfur
- Pesticide Types Registered: Insecticide
- Fumigant: No
- California Restricted Material: No
- Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC): No
- 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.
- September 2021 – Revised Memorandum on Recalculation of Short-Term Handler and Reentry Worker Exposure Estimates for Propargite and Calculation of the Corresponding Margins of Exposures, PDF
- May 2014 – Risk Characterization Document (Occupational, Ambient Air, and Aggregate Exposures) (PDF)
- December 2013 – Exposure Assessment Document (PDF)
- October 2004 – Risk Characterization Document (Dietary and Drinking Water Exposures) (PDF)
Other Documents
- August 2004 – Project 0406 - Worker Health and Safety Activities Following a Propargite/Esfenvalerate Drift Incident in Madera County (PDF)
- February 2003 – A Study of Dislodgeable Foliar Residues of Methomyl, Phosmet and Propargite on Grapes in Fresno, Kern and Madera Counties, 1990 (PDF)
- January 2002 – Equations for Predicted Values and Prediction Limits for Dislodgeable Foliar Residues (PDF)
- October 2001 – WH&S Branch Activities and Results of Analyses Related to the Investigation of 22-TUL-00 (Project 0001) (1) (PDF)
- August 2001 – Final Report for the 1999 Propargite and Bifenthrin Air Monitoring (PDF)
- November 2000 – Branch Activities and Results of Analyses from our Involvement in the Investigation of 44-FRE-99 (Project 9904) (PDF)
- December 1999 – Significance of Dermal Dose Levels in Dermal Absorption Studies of Pesticides (PDF)
- May 1999 – Dermal Absorption of Propargite, Bensulfuron-Methyl, Captan, and Maneb in Rats (PDF)
- August 1998 – Proposed Exposure Scenarios for Propargite (PDF)
- January 1998 – Irritant Chemical Dermatitis Among Grape Workers in Fresno County, August 1995 (PDF)
- December 1992 – Dermal Absorption of Omite in Rats, Dermal Absorption of Omite by Male Sprague-Dawley Rats (PDF)
- August 1991 – Dissipation of Dislodgeable Foliar Residues of Propargite Grape Foliage (PDF)
- May 1990 – Summary and Dermal Absorption for Omite Technical, Omite 30W, Omite 6E, and Comite (PDF)
- April 1990 – Measuring Dislodgeable Propargite Residue on Field-Grown Roses and Penetrated Clothing Residues (PDF)
- January 1990 – Measuring Potential Absorption and Residue Penetration of Leather or Vinyl Gloves used During Harvest in Roses (PDF)
- October 1989 – Dermatitis Among Stone Fruit Harvesters in Tulare County, 1988 (PDF)
- July 1989 – Degradation of Dislodgeable Propargite Residues on Nectarine Foliage in Tulare County, June - August 1988 (PDF)
- January 1989 – Study on Dermal Absorption of Different C-Omite Formulations by Male Rats (Draft) (PDF)
- October 1987 – Degradation of Propargite Residues on Orange Foliage in Tulare County, California May - June 1986 (PDF)
- June 1986 – A Study to Establish a Degradation Profile for Dislodgeable Propargite Residue on Grape Leaf Foliage in Kern County California during July 1985 (PDF)
- November 1985 – An Investigation into Factors Influencing Grape Worker Susceptibility to Skin Rashes (PDF)
- March 1985 – Summary of Illnesses and Injuries due to Occupational Exposure to Pesticides of Ground Applicators Reported by Physicians in California in 1984 (PDF)
- January 1985 – Employee Exposure to Pesticide Residue and Nuisance Dust during the Mechanical Shaking and Sweeping of Almond Harvest during August and September 1984 (PDF)
- April 1984 – Summary of Illnesses and Injuries due to Occupational Exposure to Pesticides of Ground Applicators Reported by Physicians in 1983 (PDF)
- October 1983 – Summary of Illnesses and Injuries due to Occupational Exposure to Pesticides of Ground Applicators Reported by Physicians in 1982 (PDF)
- March 1982 – A Survey of Persons in the Central Valley of California who Mixed and Loaded Propargite during June and July 1981 in Various Forms of Packaging Including the Water Soluble Bag (PDF)
- November 1981 – Occupational Illnesses and Injuries to Field Workers Exposed to Pesticide Residue in California as Reported by Physicians in 1980 (PDF)
- December 1980 – Survey of Major Users of Omite 30W in the Southern San Joaquin Valley (PDF)
- November 1980 – Occupational Illnesses and Injuries due to Exposure to Propargite as Reported by Physicians in California in 1979 (PDF)
- January 1979 – A Study of the Decay Rate of Omite (Propargite) as a Foliar Spray on Strawberries in Ventura County, California April 1977 (PDF)
- July 1977 – A Study of the Degradation of Propargite (Omite) on Strawberry Foliage and Fruit in Ventura County, California April 1977 (PDF)
- July 1976 – Survey of Adverse Health Effects to Workers Using Pesticides Containing Propargite (Omite and Comite) (PDF)
- July 1976 – Attempts at Solutions of Human Illness Problems Associated with Exposure of Persons Working with Propargite (Omite) (PDF)
- January 1976 – Human Exposure Incidents Relating to Use of Pesticides Containing Propargite (Omite and Comite) (PDF)
- 1975 – Summary of Human Occupationally-Acquired Illnesses Reported in 1974 by Physicians in California as Due to Exposure to Omite or Comite (PDF)
- October 2016 – Mitigation Scoping Document (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
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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