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General Information

• MCPA product names
• Chemical Class: Phenoxy Herbicide
• Uses and Alternatives: Agriculture/pasture, Lawns, Rights-of-way, Forestry
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Cancer, 1999)
• Endocrine Disruption:
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (4)
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (8)
• Kidney/ Liver Damage:Yes (4)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (8)
• Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (27)
• Potential Leacher: Yes (4)
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Yes (20)

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/2004)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet MCPA Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:MCPA (Pesticide Action Network)
• Key Studies:
  • A Case–Control Study of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Exposure to Pesticides Journal of the American Cancer Society, 1999.