RT Report
T1 Dichlorvos: Environmental Health Criteria 79
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 International Labour Organisation, 
A1 World Health Organization, 
K1 chemical
K1 environmental health
K1 micro-organism
K1 carcinogen
K1 toxic substance
SN 92 4 154279 9
YR 1989
FD 1989
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29385
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29385
NO Dichlorvos, an organophosphate, is a direct-acting cholinesterase (ChE)l inhibitor. Since 1961, it has been commercially manufactured and used throughout the world as a contact and stomach insecticide. It is used to protect stored products and crops (mainly in greenhouses), and to control internal and external parasites in livestock (granules of impregnated resin) and insects in houses, buildings, aircraft, and outdoor areas (as aerosols, liquid sprays, or impregnated cellulosic, ceramic, or resin strips). The present worldwide production of dichlorvos is about 4 million kg per year.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026