Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
dibromochloropropane
CAS # 96-12-8 (1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane) / 67708-83-2 (dibromochloropropane)
Alternative Names
DBCP
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane
Categories*
Industrial additive
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Omura M, Hirata M, Zhao M, Tanaka A, Inoue N. 1995. Comparative testicular toxicities of two isomers of dichloropropanol, 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol, and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, and their metabolites alpha-chlorohydrin and epichlorohydrin, and the potent testicular toxicant 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 55(1):1-7.
Whorton D, Milby TH, Krauss RM, Stubbs HA. 1979. Testicular function in DBCP exposed pesticide workers. J Occup Med 21(3):161-166.
*Category References
ATSDR. 1992. Toxicological Profile for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane.
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (CPCN).
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.