Dichlorvos

Dichlorvos
Dichlorvos
Systematic (IUPAC) name
2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
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Identifiers
CAS number 62-73-7
ATCvet code QP52AB03 QP53AF04
PubChem CID 3039
ChemSpider 2931 YesY
UNII 7U370BPS14 YesY
KEGG D03791 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:34690 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL167911 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C4H7Cl2O4P 
Mol. mass 220.98 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Dichlorvos or 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP) is a highly volatile organophosphate, widely used as a insecticide to control household pests, in public health, and protecting stored product from insects. It is effective against mushroom flies, aphids, spider mites, caterpillars, thrips, and whiteflies in greenhouse, outdoor fruit, and vegetable crops. It is also used in the milling and grain handling industries and to treat a variety of parasitic worm infections in dogs, livestock, and humans. It is fed to livestock to control bot fly larvae in the manure. It acts against insects as both a contact and a stomach poison. It is available as an aerosol and soluble concentrate. It is also used in pet collars and "no-pest strips" as pesticide-impregnated plastic. In this form it has recently been labeled for use against bed bugs

The United States Environmental Protection Agency first considered a ban on DDVP in 1981. Since then it has been close to being banned on several occasions, but continues to be available. Major concerns are over acute and chronic toxicity. There is no conclusive evidence of carcinogenicity to date, however a 2010 study found that each 10-fold increase in urinary concentration of organophosphate metabolites was associated with a 55% to 72% increase in the odds of ADHD in children.[1]

DDVP is absorbed through all routes of exposure. since it is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, its overdose symptoms are weakness, headache, tightness in chest, blurred vision, salivation, sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps.

Dichlorvos damages DNA of insects in museum collections.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/721892
  2. ^ Espeland M., Irestedt M., Johanson K. A., Åkerlund M., Bergh J.-E. & Källersjö M. (2010). "Dichlorvos exposure impedes extraction and amplification of DNA from insects in museum collections". Frontiers in Zoology 2010, 7: 2. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-7-2

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  • Dichlorvos — Général …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dichlorvos — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Dichlorvos …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dichlorvos — noun Etymology: dichlor + vinyl + phosphate Date: 1957 an organophosphorus insecticide and anthelmintic C4H7Cl2O4P used especially in veterinary medicine called also DDVP …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dichlorvos — di·chlor·vos (dī klôrʹvōs , vəs, klōrʹ ) n. A nonpersistent organophosphorous pesticide, C4H7O4Cl2P, of low toxicity to humans.   [di 1 + chloro + vinyl + phosphate.] * * * …   Universalium

  • dichlorvos — noun A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2 dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects …   Wiktionary

  • dichlorvos — An anthelmintic in veterinary and human medicine. SYN: dichlorovos. * * * di·chlor·vos ( )dī klō(ə)r .väs, klȯ(ə)r , vəs n an organophosphorus insecticide and anthelmintic C4H7Cl2O4P used esp. in veterinary medicine called also DDVP * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • Dichlorvos — Di|chlor|vọs: Common Name für (2,2 Dichlorvinyl)dimethylphosphat (Abk.: DDVP), ein als Kontakt u. Fraßgift wirkendes Insektizid …   Universal-Lexikon

  • dichlorvos — di·chlor·vos …   English syllables

  • dichlorvos — (ˈ)dī¦klō(ə)rˌväs, lȯ( , vəs noun ( es) Etymology: dichlor + vinyl + phosphate : an organophosphorus insecticide and anthelmintic C4H7Cl2O4P used especially in veterinary medicine; 2,2 dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate called also DDVP …   Useful english dictionary

  • 62-73-7 — Dichlorvos Dichlorvos Général …   Wikipédia en Français

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