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Breast Cancer and Pesticide Dichlorvos
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Review Articles on Dichlorvos

Bremmer, J. N., Walker, A. I. T., and Grasso, P. (1988). Is dichlorvos a carcinogenic risk for humans? Mutation Research 209, 39-44.

FAO/WHO. (1993). Pesticides Residues in Food -1993. In Joint FAO / WHO meeting on pesticide residues, pp. 83-124.

IARC. (1979). Dichlorvos. In IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Humans (Lyon: IARC), pp. 97-127.

Mennear, J. H. (1994). Dichlorvos carcinogenicity: an assessment of the weight of evidence. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 20, 354-361.

NTIS. (1997). Toxicological Profile for Dichlorvos (Atlanta, GA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry), pp. 201.

Tinker, J. (1972). The Vapona dossier. New Scientist 53, 489-492.

WHO. (1989). Environmental Health Criteria 79: Dichlorvos. In Dichlorvos (Geneva: World Health Organization), pp. 1-157.

Worthing, C. (1987). Dichlorvos. In The Pesticide Manual, C. Worthing, ed. (Lavenham, Suffolk (Great Britain): The British Crop Protection Council), pp. 269-270.

Worthing, C. R. (1991). Dichlorvos. In The Pesticide Manual, C. R. Worthing, ed. (Lavenham, Suffolk (Great Britain): The British Crop Protection Council), pp. 259-260.

Dichlorvos Exposure and Cancer Risk in Humans

Amoateng-Adjepong, Y., Sathiakumar, N., Delzell, E., and Cole, P. (1995). Mortality among workers at a pesticide manufacturing plant. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 37, 471-478.

Brown, L. M., Blair, A., Gibson, R., Everett, G. D., Cantor, K. P., Schumann, L. M., Burmeister, L. F., Van Lier, S. F., and Dick, F. (1990). Pesticide exposures and other agricultural risk factors for leukemia among men in Iowa and Minnesota. Cancer Research 50, 6585-6591.

Brown, L. M., Burnmeister, L. F., Everett, G. D., and Blair, A. (1993). Pesticide exposures and multiple myeloma in Iowa men. Cancer Causes Control 4, 153-156.

Cantor, K. P., Blair, A., Everett, G., Gibson, R., Burmeister, L. F., Brown, L. M., Schumann, L., and Dick, F. R. (1992). Pesticides and other agricultural risk factors for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among men in Iowa and Minnesota. Cancer Research 52, 2447-2455.

Davis, J. R., Brownson, R. C., Garcia, R., Bentz, B. J., and Turner, A. (1993). Family Pesticide use and childhood brain cancer. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 24, 87-92.

Mueller, D. (1988). Dichlorvos in danger? Pest Control 56, 58-62.

Reeves, J. D., Driggers, D. A., and Kiley, V. A. (1981). Household insecticide associated with aplastic anaemia and acute leukaemia in children. Lancet 300-301.

v. Raalte, H. G. S., and Jansen, J. D. (1981). Household insecticides and the blood. Lancet 811.

Zahm, S. H., and Babbitt, P. A. (1993). The role of agricultural pesticide use in the development of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in women. Archives of Environmental Health 48, 353-358.

Studies of Dichlorvos Carcinogenicity in Animals

Blair, D., Dix, K. M., Hunt, P. F., Thorpe, E., Stevenson, D. E., and Walker, A. I. T. (1976). Dichlorvos - A 2-year inhalation carcinogenesis study in rats. Archives of Toxicology 35, 281-294.

Chan, P. C., Eustis, S. L., Haseman, J. K., and Prejean, J. D. (1988). Dichlorvos induced tumors in male and female F344-N rats and B6C3F-1 mice. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research 29, 100.

Chan, P. C., Huff, J., Haseman, J. K., Alison, R., and Prejean, J. D. (1991). Carcinogenesis studies of dichlorvos in Fischer rats and B6C3F1 mice. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research 82, 157-164.

Cunningham, M. L., Elwell, M. R., and Matthews, H. B. (1994). Relationship of carcinogenicity and cellular proliferation induced by mutagenic noncarcinogens vs. Carcinogens. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 23, 363-369.

NCI. (1977). Bioassay of Dichlorvos for Possible Carcinogenicity (CAS No 62-73-7): National Cancer Institute).

Reuber, M. D. (1981). Carcinogenicity of dichlorvos. Clinical Toxicology 18, 47-84.

USEPA. (1982). Dichlorvos: Decision Document, EPA PB87-181335 (Washington, D.C.: USEPA).

Witherup, S., Jolley, W. J., Stemmer, K., and Pfitzer, E. A. (1971). Chronic toxicity studies with 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP) in dogs and rats including observations on rat reproduction. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 19, 377.

Dichlorvos and Mammary Cancer in Experimental Animals

Blair, D., Dix, K. M., Hunt, P. F., Thorpe, E., Stevenson, D. E., and Walker, A. I. T. (1976). Dichlorvos - A 2-year inhalation carcinogenesis study in rats. Archives of Toxicology 35, 281-294.

Chan, P. C., Eustis, S. L., Haseman, J. K., and Prejean, J. D. (1988). Dichlorvos induced tumors in male and female F344-N rats and B6C3F-1 mice. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research 29, 100.

Chan, P. C., Huff, J., Haseman, J. K., Alison, R., and Prejean, J. D. (1991). Carcinogenesis studies of dichlorvos in Fischer rats and B6C3F1 mice. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research 82, 157-164.

Dunnick, J. K., Elwell, M. R., Huff, J., and Barrett, J. C. (1995). Chemically induced mammary gland cancer in the National Toxicology Program's carcinogenesis bioassay. Carcinogenesis 16, 173-179.

NCI. (1977). Bioassay of Dichlorvos for Possible Carcinogenicity (CAS No 62-73-7): National Cancer Institute).

Reuber, M. D. (1981). Carcinogenicity of dichlorvos. Clinical Toxicology 18, 47-84.

Tumor Promotion and Cell Proliferation in Animals

Dieter, M. P., and Garnett, J. (1993). Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research [abstract 1034]: Use of a F344 rat leukemia model to test the farm chemical pesticides, parathion, chlorpyrifos and atrazine for potential tumorigenicity. Carcinogenesis 34, 173.

Dieter, M. P., and Garnett, J. (1993). Use of F344 rat leukemia transplant model to test the farm chemical pesticides, parathion, chlorpyrifos and atrazine for potential. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. Cancer Research 34, 173.

Dieter, M. P., Jameson, C. W., and Elwell, M. R. (1990). Structural alerts for leukemia: The alkyl phosphonic ester structure. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research 31, 101.

Dieter, M. P., Jameson, C. W., French, J. E., Gangjee, S., Stefanski, S. A., Chhabra, R. S., and Chan, P. C. (1989). Development and validation of a cellular transplant model for leukemia in Fischer rats: A short-term assay for potential anti-leukemic chemicals. Leukemia Research 13, 841-849.

Ito, N., Hasegawa, R., Imaida, K., Kurata, Y., Hagiwara, A., and Shirai, T. (1995). Effect of ingestion of 20 pesticides in combination at acceptable daily intake levels on rat liver carcinogenesis. Food and Chemical Toxicology 33, 159-163.

Dichlorvos' Mutagenicity and Genotoxicty

A) In Bacteria and Yeast

Benigni, R., Bignami, I., Carere, A., Dogliotti, E., Novelletto, A., and Principe, P. (1980). Comparative mutational studies with dichlorvos, trichlorfon and dichloroacetaldehyde. Toxicology Letters 5, 250.

Benigni, R., and Dogliotti, E. (1980). UDS studies on selected environmental chemicals. Mutation Research 74, 248-250.

Braun, R., Schoneich, J., Brezani, P., Weissflog, L., and Dedek, W. (1981). Activity of organophosphorus insecticides in bacterial tests for mutagenicity and DNA repair: per se alkylation versus metabolic activation. Mutation Research 85, 259.

Eckardt, F., and von Borstel, R. C. (1985). Mutagen testing of agricultural chemicals with yeast. In Basic and Applied Mutagenesis, A. Muhammed and R. C. von Borstel, eds. (New York: Plenum Press), pp. 221-249.

Hour, T., Chen, L., and Lin, J. (1998). Comparative investigation on the mutagenicities of organophosphate, phthalimide, pyrethroid and carbamate insecticides by the Ames and lactam tests. Mutagenesis 13, 157-166.

Moutschen-Dahmen, J., Moutschen-Dahmen, M., and Degraeve, N. (1984). Mutagenicity, Carcinogenicity, and Teratogenicity of Insecticides. In Mutagenicity, Carcinogenicity, and Teratogenicity of Industrial Pollutants, M. Kirsch-Volders, ed. Plenum Press, New York and London), pp. 127-202.

Nagy, Z., Mile, I., and Antoni, F. (1975). The mutagenic effect of pesticides on Escherichia coli WP2 try-. Acta Microbiologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 22, 309-314.

Voogd, C. E., Jacobs, J. A., and van der Stel, J. J. (1972). On the mutagenic action of dichlorvos. Mutation Research 16, 413-416.

B) In Insects, Animals, and Humans

Benford, D. J., Price, S. C., Lawrence, J. N., Grasso, P., and Bremmer, J. N. (1994). Investigations of the genotoxicity and cell proliferation activity of dichlorvos in mouse forestomach. Toxicology 92, 203-215.

Chiuko, G. M., and Slynko, Y. V. (1995). Relation of allozyme genotype to survivorship of juvenile bream, Abramis brama L., acutely exposed to DDVP, an organophosphorus pesticide. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination Toxicology 55, 738-745.

Crossen, P. E., Morgan, W. F., and Horan, J. J. (1978). Cytogenetic studies of pesticide and herbicide sprayers. New Zealand Medical Journal 88, 192-195.

Cunningham, M. L., Elwell, M. R., and Matthews, H. B. (1994). Relationship of carcinogenicity and cellular proliferation induced by mutagenic noncarcinogens vs. carcinogens. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 23, 363-369.

De Ferrari, M., Artuso, M., Bonassi, S., Bonatti, S., Cavalieri, Z., Pescatore, D., Marchini, E., Pisano, V., and Abbondandolo, A. (1991). Cytogenetic biomonitoring of an Italian population exposed to pesticides: chromosome aberration and sister-chromatid exchange analysis in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Mutation Research 260, 105-113.

Doherty, A. T., Ellard, S., Parry, E. M., and Parry, J. M. (1996). Induction of micronuclei and non-disjunction in binucleate human lymphoblastoid cells by trichloron and dichlorvos. Mutation Research 360, 250.

Epstein, S. S., Arnold, E., Andrea, J., Bass, W., and Bishop, Y. (1972). Detection of chemical mutagens by the dominant lethal assay in the mouse. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 23,288-325.

Kligerman, A. D., Erexson, G. L., and Wilmer, J. L. (1985). Induction of sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) and cell-cycle inhibition in mouse peripheral blood B lymphocytes exposed to mutagenic carcinogens in vivo. Mutation Research 157, 181-187.

Lin, S. Y., Lee, T. C., Cheng, C. S., and Wang, T. C. (1988). Cytotoxicity, sister-chromatid exchange, chromosome aberration and transformation induced by 2,2-dichlorovinyl-O,O-dimethyl phosphate. Mutation Research 206, 439-445.

Moutschen-Dahmen, J., Moutschen-Dahmen, M., and Degraeve, N. (1981). Metrifonate and Dichlorvos: cytogenetic investigations. Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica 49, 29-39.

Moutschen-Dahmen, J., Moutschen-Dahmen, M., and Degraeve, N. (1984). Mutagenicity, Carcinogenicity, and Teratogenicity of Insecticides. In Mutagenicity, Carcinogenicity, and Teratogenicity of Industrial Pollutants, M. Kirsch-Volders, ed., Plenum Press, New York and London, pp. 127-202.

Nehez, M., Toth, C. S., and Desi, I. (1994). The effect of dimethoate, dichlorvos, and parathion-methyl on bone marrow cell chromosomes of rats in subchronic experiments in vivo. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 29, 365-371.

Nishio, A., and Uyeki, E. M. (1981). Induction of sister chromatid exchanges in Chinese hamster ovary cells by organophosphate insecticides and their oxygen analogs. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 8, 939-946.

Oshiro, Y., Piper, C. E., Balwierz, P. S., and Soelter, S. G. (1991). Chinese hamster ovary cell assays for mutation and chromosome damage: Data from non-carcinogens. Journal of Applied Toxicology 11, 167-178.

Ramel, C., Drake, J., and Sugimura, T. (1980). ICPEMC: An evaluation of the genetic toxicity of dichlorvos. Mutation Research 76, 297-309.

Schop, R. N., Hardy, M. H., and Goldberg, M. T. (1990). Comparison of the activity of topically applied pesticides and the herbicide 2,4-D in two short-term in vivo assays of genotoxicity in the mouse. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 15, 666-675.

Segerback, D., and Ehrenberg, L. (1981). Alkylating properties of dichlorvos (DDVPActa Pharmacologica et Toxicologica 49 (Supplement 5), 56-66.

Sobels, F. H., and Todd, N. K. (1979). Absence of a mutagenic effect of dichlorvos in Drosophilia melanogaster. Mutation Research 67, 89-92.

Tezuka, H., Ando, N., Suzuki, R., Terahata, M., Moriya, M., and Shirasu, Y. (1980). Sister-chromatid exchanges and chromosomal aberrations in cultured Chinese hamster cells treated with pesticides positive in microbial reversion assays. Mutation Research 78, 177-191.

Tungul, A., Bonin, A. M., He, S., and Baker, R. S. U. (1991). Micronuclei induction by dichlorvos in the mouse skin. Mutagenesis 6, 405-408.

Wang, T. C., Wu, C. L., Lin, J. H., and Tarn, C. Y. (1988). Dichlorvos potentiates the insecticide-induced sister chromatid exchanges in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Bulletin of the Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica (Taipei) 27, 111-118.

Wright, A. S., Hutson, D. H., and Wooder, M. F. (1979). The chemical and biochemical reactivity of dichlorvos. Archives of Toxicology 42, 1-18.

Yamano, T. (1996). Dissociation of DDVP-induced DNA strand breaks from oxidative dammage in isolated rat hepatocytes. Toxicology 108, 49-56.

Dichlorvos-Induced Hormone Disruption and Estrogenicity

Civen, M., Leeb, J. E., Wishnow, R. M., Wolfsen, A., and Morin, R. J. (1980). Effects of low level administration of dichlorvos on adrenocorticotrophic hormone secretion, adrenal cholesteryl ester and steroid metabolism. Biochemical Pharmacology 29, 635-641.

Civen, M., Lifrak, E., and Brown, C. B. (1977). Studies on the mechanism of inhibition of adrenal steroidogenesis by organophosphate and carbamate compounds. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 7, 169-182.

Cunningham, M. L., Elwell, M. R., and Matthews, H. B. (1994). Relationship of carcinogenicity and cellular proliferation induced by mutagenic noncarcinogens vs. carcinogens. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 23, 363-369.

Krause (1977). Influence of DDT, DDVO and Malathion on FSH, LH and testosterone serum levels and testosterone concentration in testis. Bulletin Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 18, 231-242.

Krause, W., Hamm, K., and Weissmuller, J. (1976). Damage to spermatogenesis in juvenile rat treated with DDVP and malathion. Bulletin Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 15, 458-462.

Sonawane, B. R., and Baksi, S. N. (1980). Altered thyroid hormone status and dichlorvos toxicity in rats. Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology 30, 369-372.

Timmons, E. H., Chaklos, R. J., Bannister, T. M., and Kaplan, H. M. (1975). Dichlorvos effects on estrous cycle onset in the rat. Laboratory Animal Science 25, 45-47.

Reproductive Toxicity of Dichlorvos

Batte, E. G., Robison, O. W., and Moncol, D. J. (1969). Influence of dichlorvos on swine reproduction and performance of offspring to weaning. Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association 154, 1397.

Collins, J. A., Schooley, M. A., and Singh, V. K. (1971). The effect of dietary dichlorvos on swine reproduction and viablilty of their offspring. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 19, 377.

Foster, J. R. (1968). Effect of 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate on reproductive performance of swine. Jounal of Animal Science 27, 1774.

Kimbrough, R. D., and Gaines, T. B. (1968). Effect of organic phosphorus compounds and alkylating agents on the rat fetus. Archives of Environmental Health 16, 805-808.

Gupta, R. C. (1995). Environmental agents and placental toxicity: anticholinesterases and other insecticides. In Placental Toxicology, CRC Press, Inc.), pp. 257-278.

Nurminen, T., Rantala, K., Kurppa, K., and Holmberg, P. C. (1995). Agricultural work during pregnancy and selected structural malformations in Finland. Epidemiology 6, 23-30.

Schwetz, B. A., Ioset, H. D., Leong, B. K. J., and Staples, R. E. (1979). Teratogenic potential of dichlorvos given by inhalation and gavage to mice and rabbits. Teratology 20, 383-388.

Stanton, H. C., Albert, J. R., and Mersmann, H. J. (1979). Studies on the pharmacology and safety of dichlorvos in pigs and pregnant sows. American Journal of Veterinary Research 40, 315-320.

Thacker, P. A. (1991). Effect of high levels of copper or dichlorvos during late gestation and lactation on sow productivity. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 71, 227-232.

Thorpe, E., Wilson, A. B., Dix, K. M., and Blair, D. (1972). Teratological studies with dichlorvos vapour in rabbits and rats. Archives of Toxicology 30, 29-38.

Timmons, E. H., Chaklos, R. J., Bannister, T. M., and Kaplan, H. M. (1975). Dichlorvos effects on estrous cycle onset in the rat. Laboratory Animal Science 25, 45-47.

Vogin, E. E., and Carson, S. (1971). Teratology studies with dichlorvos in rabbits. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 19, 377.

Witherup, S., Jolley, W. J., Stemmer, K., and Pfitzer, E. A. (1971). Chronic toxicity studies with 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP) in dogs and rats including observations on rat reproduction. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 19, 377.

Young, R., Hass, D. K., and Brown, L. J. (1979). Effect of late gestation feeding of dichlorvos in non-parasitized and parasitized sows. Journal of Animal Science 48, 45-51.

Dichlorvos and Immunotoxicity

Casale, G. P., Cohen, S. D., and DiCapua, R. A. (1983). The effects of organophosphate-induced cholinergic stimulation on the antibody response to sheep erythrocytes in inbred mice. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 68, 198-205.

Casale, G. P., Vennerstrom, J. L., Bavari, S., and Wang, T. (1993). Inhibition of interleukin 2 driven proliferation of mouse CTLL2 cells, by selected carbamate and organophosphate insecticides and congeners of carbaryl. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology 15, 199-215.

Desi, I., Varga, L., and Farkas, I. (1980). The effect of DDVP, an organophosphorus pesticide on the humoral and cell-mediated immunity of rabbits. Archives of Toxicology Supplement 4, 171-174.

Dunier, M., Siwicki, A. K., and Demael, A. (1991). Effects of organophosphorus insecticides: Effects of trichlorfon and dichlorvos on the immune response of carp. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 22, 79-87.

Institoris, L., Siroki, O., Fekete, K., and Desi, I. (1995). Immunotoxicological investigation of repeated small doses of dichlorvos (DDVP) in three generations of rats. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 5, 239-245.

Matsushita, T., and Aoyama, K. (1980). Cross reactions between some pesticides and the fungicide benomyl in contact allergy. Industrial Health 19, 77.

Non-carcinogenic Toxic Effects of Dichlorvos

Beat, V. B. (1970). Human toxicosis resulting from pesticide use. Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association 157.

Gillett, J. W., Harr, J. R., Lindstrom, F. T., Mount, D. A., St. Clair, A. D., and Weber, L. J. (1972). Evaluation of human health hazards on use of dichlorvos (DDVP), especially in resin strips. Residue Reviews 44, 115-159.

Gillett, J. W., Harr, J. R., St. Clair, A. D., and Weber, L. J. (1972). Comment on the distinction between hazard and safety in evaluation of human health hazards on use of dichlorvos, especially in resin strips. Residue Reviews 44, 161-184.

Hoffman, D. J. (1994). Measurements of toxicity and critical stages of development. In Wildlife Toxicology and Population Modeling: Integrated Studies of Agroecosystems, R. J. Kendall and T. E. Lacher, eds. (Boca Raton: CRC Press), pp. 47-67.

Sakagucki, K., Nagayama, M., Masaoka, T., Nishimura, A., Kageyama, K., Shiriai, M., and Akahori, F. (1997). Effects of fenthion, isoxathion, dichlorovs, and propaphos on the serum cholinesterase isoenzyme patterns of dogs. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 39, 1-5.

Sterri, S. H. (1981). Factors modifying the toxicity of organophosphorus compounds including dichlorvos. Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica 49, 67-71.

Yamashita, M., Yamashita, M., Tanaka, J., and Ando, Y. (1997). Human mortality in organophosphate poisonings. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 39, 84.

Environmental Fate of Dichlorvos

A) Occupational Exposure

Das, Y. T., Taskar, P. K., Brown, H. D., and Chattopadhyay, S. K. (1983). Exposure of professional pest control operator to dichlorvos (DDVP) and residue on house structures. Toxicology Letters 17, 95-99.

Desi, I., Palotas, M., Vetro, G., Csolle, I., Nehez, M., Zimanyi, M., Ferke, A., Huszta, E., and Nagymajtenyi, L. (1986). Biological monitoring and health surveillance of a group of greenhouse pesticide sprayers. Toxicology Letters 33, 91-105.

GWVI. (1996). Gulf War Risk Factors, http://www.gwvi.gov/ch4.html.

Hayes, A. L., Wise, R. A., and Weir, F. W. (1980). Assessment of occupational exposure to organophosphates in pest control operators. American Industrial Hygeine Association Journal 41, 568-575.

Kraus, J. F., Mull, R., Kurtz, P., Winterlin, W., Franti, C. E., Kilgore, W., and Borhani, N. O. (1981). Monitoring of grape harvesters for evidence of cholinesterase inhibition. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 7, 19-31.

Matsushita, T., and Aoyama, K. (1980). Cross reactions between some pesticides and the fungicide benomyl in contact allergy. Industrial Health 19, 77.

Rita, P., Reddy, P., and Reddy, S. V. (1987). Monitoring of workers occupationally exposed to pesticides in grape gardens of Andhra Pradesh. Environmental Research 44, 1-5.

Takamiya, K. (1994). Monitoring of urinary alkyl phosphates in pest control operators exposed to various organophosphorus insecticides. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 52, 190-195.

Wright, C. G., and Leidy, R. B. (1980). Air samples in vehicles and buildings turn up only very low levels of organic phosphate insecticides. Pest Control, 22-26, 68.

Wright, C. G., and Leidy, R. B. (1980). Insecticide residues in the air of buildings and pest control vehicles. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 24, 582-589.

B) Non-occupational Exposure

Abbott, D. C., Crisp, S., Tarrant, K. R., and Tatton, J. O. G. (1970). Pesticide residues in the total diet in England and Wales, 1966-1967. In Pesticides Science, pp. 10-13.

Bac-Rachiou, L., and Cumont, G. (1971). Les residus de pesticides dans les viandes, les graisses animales et vegetales. Revue de Medecine Veterinaire 122, 391-413.

Berteau, P. E., and Mengle, D. C. (1986). An assessment of the hazard from pesticide absorption from indoor surfaces. Toxicology Letters 31 (supplement), 164.

Cavagna, G., Locati, G., and Vigliani, E. C. (1970). Exposure of newborn babies to Vapona insecticide. European Journal of Toxicology 3, 49-57.

Collins, R. D., and DeVries, D. M. (1973). Air concentrations and food residues from use of Shell's No-Pest¨ insecticide strip. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 9, 227-233.

Garcia, M. A., Fernandez, M. I., and Melgar, M. J. (1995). Contamination of honey with organophosphorus pesticides. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 54, 825-832.

Gillenwater, H. B., Harein, P. K., Loy, E. W., Thompson, J. F., Laundani, H., and Eason, G. (1971). Dichlorvos applied as a vapor in a warehouse containing packaged foods. Journal of Stored Products Research 7, 45-56.

Goh, K. S., Edmiston, S., Maddy, K. T., and Margetich, S. (1987). Dissipation of DDVP and propoxur following the use of a home fogger: Implication for safe reentry. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 39, 762-768.

Goh, K. S., Edmiston, S., Maddy, K. T., and Margetich, S. (1986). Dissipation of dislodgable foliar residue for chlorpyrifos and dichlorvos treated lawn: Implication for safe reentry. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 37, 33-40.

Harein, P. K., Gillenwater, H. B., and Eason, G. (1971). Dichlorvos space treatment for protection of packaged flour against insect infestation. Journal of Stored Proudcts Research 7, 57-62.

Johnson, R. D., Manske, D. D., and Podrebarac, D. S. (1981). Pesticide, metal, and other chemical residues in adult total diet samples. Pesticide Monitoring Journal 15, 54-69.

Leary, J. S., Hirsch, L., Lavor, E. M., Feichtmeir, E., Schultz, D., Koos, B., Roan, C. R., Fontenot, C., and Hine, C. H. (1971). An evaluation of the safety of No-Pest strip insecticide with special reference to respiratory and dietary exposure of occupants of homes in Arizona. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 19, 379.

Leidy, R. B., and Stout, D. M. (1996). Residues of chlorpyrifos and dichlorvos indoors following a perimeter house application. 211th American Chemial Society National Meeting: Abstracts of Papers 211, AGRO 192.

Miyahara, M., and Saito, Y. (1994). Effects of the processing steps in tofu production on pesticide residues. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 42, 369-373.

Meister, R. T. (1998). Pesticide Dictionary; Dichlorvos. In 1998 Farm Chemicals Handbook, R. T. Meister, ed. (Willoughby, OH: Meister Publishing Company), pp. C 133-134.

Murphy, K. C., Cooper, R. J., and Clark, J. M. (1996). Volatile and dislodgeable residues following trichlorfon and isazofos application to turfgrass and implications for human exposure. Crop Science 36, 1446-1454.

Nordgren, I., Bengtson, E., Homstedt, B., and Pettersson, B.-M. (1981). Levels of metrifonate and dichlorvos in plasma and erythrocytes during theatment of schistosomiasis with bilarcil. Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica 49, 79-86.

Nurminen, T., Rantala, K., Kurppa, K., and Holmberg, P. C. (1995). Agricultural work during pregnancy and selected structural malformations in Finland. Epidemiology 6, 23-30.

Roinestad, K. S., Louis, J. B., and Rosen, J. D. (1993). Determination of pesticides in indoor air and dust. Journal of AOAC International 76, 1121-1126.

Sattar, M. A. (1990). Fate of organophosphorus pesticides in soils. Chemosphere 20, 387-396.

USEPA. (1995). Dichlorvos (DDVP); deletion of certain uses and directions, www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1995/April/Day-19/pr-228.html, OPP-38511; FR Doc. 95-9166 (Federal Register Online).

Whitmore, R. W., Immerman, F. W., Camann, D. E., Bond, A. E., Lewis, R. G., and Schaum, J. L. (1994). Non-occupational exposures to pesticides for residents of two U.S. cities. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 26, 47-59.

C) Dichlorvos and Its Breakdown Products in Animal and Human Tissues

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Prepared by Renu Gandhi, Ph.D., Research Associate,
and Xiaofeng Fu, Research Assistant

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