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The following is a list of 84 pesticides that have been banned in Thailand since 1977. 

They have been banned for a variety of reasons such as "high acute toxicity", "possible carcinogen", "long residual effects", and "reproductive and fetotoxic effects".

This list is sorted by effective date.

 The skull indicates danger. It is an international recognized symbol used to label dangerous chemicals.
ID Common name Use category Effective date Reasons for banning
1 chlordimeform Insecticide April, 1977 Possible carcinogen
2 leptophos Insecticide April, 1977 Manufacturer voluntarily withdrew product from the market because it had tendency to have carcinogenic effect
3 BHC Insecticide March, 1980 Very long residual effect, possible carcinogen
4 sodium arsenite Insecticide January, 1981 Persistent in soil,can cause fetotoxic effect
5 endrin Insecticide July, 1981 Long residual effect, high risk to users and consumers, exported seed often rejected because residues exceeded MRLs, harmful to non-target organisms and highly toxic to fish
6 DDT Insecticide March, 1983 Possible carcinogen, long residual effect
7 toxaphene Insecticide March, 1983 Possible carcinogen, long residual effect
8 2,4,5-T Herbicide September, 1983 Possible carcinogen and fetotoxic effect, long residual effect
9 TEPP Insecticide June, 1984 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
10 EDB Fumigant July, 1986 Possible carcinogen and fetotoxic effect
11 sodium chlorate Herbicide October, 1986 Strong oxidant, highly inflammable and explosive, high risk to store
12 dinoseb Herbicide November, 1986 Possible teratogen and carcinogen
13 captafol Fungicide April, 1987 Possible carcinogen
14 fluoroacetamide Rodenticide July, 1987 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
15 sodium fluoroacetate Rodenticide July, 1987 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
16 cyhexatin Acaricide May, 1988 High risk to the environment because it contains heavy metal (tin)
17 parathion ethyl Insecticide May, 1988 High acute toxicity to human, especially dermal toxicity
18 dieldrin Insecticide May, 1988 Long residual effect, bioaccumulates in human and animals, higher risk to users than other pesticides in the same group
19 aldrin Insecticide September, 1988 Long residual effect, bioaccumulates in human and animals
20 heptachlor Insecticide September, 1988 Long residual effect, bioaccumulates in human and animals
21 daminozide Plant Growth Regulator April, 1989 Possible carcinogen
22 binapacryl Acaricide February, 1991 Possible carcinogen and fetotoxic effect
23 pentachlorophenol Fungicide August, 1993 High acute toxicity, skin injury , rapidly absorbed through skin of human and animals, persistent in environment
24 pentachlorophenate sodium Fungicide August, 1993 High acute toxicity, skin injury , rapidly absorbed through skin of human and animals, persistent in environment
25 mercury compounds Insecticide August, 1993 High acute toxicity, persistent in environment, toxic to fish and aquatic animals
26 ethylene chloride Fumigant September, 1994 Possible carcinogen
27 aminocarb Insecticide September, 1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
28 bromophos Insecticide September, 1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
29 bromophos ethyl Insecticide September, 1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
30 demeton Insecticide September, 1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
31 fentin Fungicide September, 1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
32 nitrofen Herbicide September, 1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
33 aramite Acaricide May, 2000 Possible carcinogen
34 chlordane Insecticide May, 2000 Possible carcinogen, long residual effect, has adverse effects to environment and living organisms
35 chlordecone Insecticide May, 2000 Possible carcinogen
36 chlorophenols Herbicide May, 2000 Possible carcinogen
37 2,4,5-TP Herbicide May, 2000 Possible carcinogen
38 phenothiol Herbicide May, 2000 Possible carcinogen
39 MCPB Herbicide May, 2000 Possible carcinogen
40 mecoprop Herbicide May, 2000 Possible carcinogen
41 DBCP Fumigant May, 2000 Possible carcinogen
42 monocrotophos Insecticide May, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
43 azinphos ethyl Insecticide May, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
44 mevinphos Insecticide May, 2000 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
45 phosphamidon Insecticide May, 2000 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
46 azinphos methyl Insecticide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
47 calcium arsenate Insecticide and Herbicide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
48 chlorthiophos Insecticide and Acaricide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
49 cycloheximide Fungicide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
50 demephion Insecticide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
51 dimefox Insecticide and Acaricide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
52 dinoterb Herbicide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
53 disulfoton Insecticide and Acaricide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
54 DNOC Insecticide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
55 fensulfothion Nematicide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
56 fonofos Insecticide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
57 mephospholan Insecticide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
58 paris green Insecticide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
59 phorate Insecticide June, 2000 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
60 prothoate Insecticide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
61 schradan Insecticide and Acaricide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
62 sulfotep Insecticide and Acaricide June, 2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
63 amitrole Herbicide December, 2001 Possible carcinogen
64 beta-HCH Insecticide December, 2001 Produces tumors in animals, causes adverse liver effect, produces reproductive and fetotoxic effects, persistent in environment
65 cadmium and cadmium compounds Fungicide (for turf) December, 2001 Possible carcinogen, kidney damage
66 carbon tetrachloride Fumigant December, 2001 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users, possible carcinogen, causes ozone layer depletion
67 chlorobenzilate Fungicide (seed treatment) December, 2001 Adverse testicular effects and risk on cancer
68 copper arsenate hydroxide Insecticide and Fungicide. December, 2001 Risk on mutagenicity, teratogenicity, carcinogenicity, very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
69 ethyl hexyleneglycol Insecticide December, 2001 Risk associated with use by pregnant woman on study linked to birth defects
70 ethylene oxide Insect repellent December, 2001 Probably carcinogenic and mutagenic to human
71 hexachlorobenzene Insect repellent October, 2001 Probably carcinogenic to human, extremely persistent in environment
72 lead arsenate PGR and Insecticide December, 2001 Risk on oncogenicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, high acute toxicity
73 lindane Insecticide December, 2001 Persistent in environment and bioaccumulation in food chain, suspected carcinogen
74 MGK Repellent Insect repellent December, 2001 Adverse effects on reproduction (malformations), reduce ovarian activity, carcinogenicity, development of benign tumors
75 mirex Insecticide December, 2001 Probably carcinogenic to human, extremely persistent in environment and biomagnification in food chain
76 o-dichlorobenzene Herbicide and Insecticide December, 2001 Persistent in environment, mutagenic effects in experimental animals
77 pyrinuron(piriminil) Rodenticide December, 2001 High acute toxicity, Diabetes mellitus, loss of autonomic control of blood pressure
78 safrole Pet repellent December, 2001 Carcinogenic in rats, mice and dogs
79 strobane Insecticide December, 2001 Persistent in environment and bioaccumulation, possible carcinogen
80 TDE or DDD Insecticide December, 2001 Possible carcinogen, persistent in environment and fatty tissues of human and animals, nervous system poisoning, affects reproductive process of birds and fishes
81 thallium sulfate Rodenticide December, 2001 High acute toxicity, persistent in environment, slow cumulative poison, build up critical levels to damage vital organs or death, harmful to non-target organisms
82 methamidophos Insecticide April 2003 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
83 methyl parathion Insecticide October 2004  
84 endosulfan Insecticide October 2004  

This list is also available sorted by common name.