Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
dicamba
CAS # 1918-00-9
Alternative Names
3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid
3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid
Category*
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Goldner WS, Sandler DP, Yu F, Shostrom V, Hoppin JA, Kamel F, LeVan TD. Hypothyroidism and pesticide use among male private pesticide applicators in the agricultural health study. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine/American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2013 Oct;55(10):1171.
Greenlee AR, Ellis TM, Berg RL. 2004. Low-dose agrochemicals and lawn-care pesticides induce developmental toxicity in murine preimplantation embryos. Environ Health Perspect 112(6):703-709.
Zhu L, Li W, Zha J, Wang Z. 2014. Dicamba affects sex steroid hormone level and mRNA expression of related genes in adult rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) at environmentally relevant concentrations. Environ Toxicol 30(6):693-703.
*Category References
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (CPCN).
US Dept of Health & Human Services. Household Products Database.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.