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Banned pesticides

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 common name.

 The skull indicates danger. It is an international recognized symbol used to label dangerous chemicals.
 
Common name Use category Effective date Reasons for banning
2,4,5-T Herbicide 1/9/1983 Possible carcinogen and fetotoxic effect, long residual effect
2,4,5-TP Herbicide 1/5/2000 Possible carcinogen
aldrin Insecticide 1/9/1988 Long residual effect, bioaccumulates in human and animals
aminocarb Insecticide 1/9/1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
amitrole Herbicide 1/12/2001 Possible carcinogen
aramite Acaricide 1/5/2000 Possible carcinogen
azinphos ethyl Insecticide 1/5/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
azinphos methyl Insecticide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
beta-HCH Insecticide 1/12/2001 Produces tumors in animals, causes adverse liver effect, produces reproductive and fetotoxic effects, persistent in environment
BHC Insecticide 1/3/1980 Very long residual effect, possible carcinogen
binapacryl Acaricide 1/2/1991 Possible carcinogen and fetotoxic effect
bromophos Insecticide 1/9/1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
bromophos ethyl Insecticide 1/9/1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
cadmium and cadmium compounds Fungicide (for turf) 1/12/2001 Possible carcinogen, kidney damage
calcium arsenate Insecticide and Herbicide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
captafol Fungicide 1/4/1987 Possible carcinogen
carbon tetrachloride Fumigant 1/12/2001 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users, possible carcinogen, causes ozone layer depletion
chlordane Insecticide 1/5/2000 Possible carcinogen, long residual effect, has adverse effects to environment and living organisms
chlordecone Insecticide 1/5/2000 Possible carcinogen
chlordimeform Insecticide 1/4/1977 Possible carcinogen
chlorobenzilate Fungicide (seed treatment) 1/12/2001 Adverse testicular effects and risk on cancer
chlorophenols Herbicide 1/5/2000 Possible carcinogen
chlorthiophos Insecticide and Acaricide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
copper arsenate hydroxide Insecticide and Fungicide. 1/12/2001 Risk on mutagenicity, teratogenicity, carcinogenicity, very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
cycloheximide Fungicide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
cyhexatin Acaricide 1/5/1988 High risk to the environment because it contains heavy metal (tin)
daminozide Plant Growth Regulator 1/4/1989 Possible carcinogen
DBCP Fumigant 1/5/2000 Possible carcinogen
DDT Insecticide 1/3/1983 Possible carcinogen, long residual effect
demephion Insecticide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
demeton Insecticide 1/9/1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
dieldrin Insecticide 1/5/1988 Long residual effect, bioaccumulates in human and animals, higher risk to users than other pesticides in the same group
dimefox Insecticide and Acaricide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
dinoseb Herbicide 1/11/1986 Possible teratogen and carcinogen
dinoterb Herbicide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
disulfoton Insecticide and Acaricide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
DNOC Insecticide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
EDB Fumigant 1/7/1986 Possible carcinogen and fetotoxic effect
endosulfan Insecticide 18/10/2004  
endrin Insecticide 1/7/1981 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
ethyl hexyleneglycol Insecticide 1/12/2001 Risk associated with use by pregnant woman on study linked to birth defects
ethylene chloride Fumigant 1/9/1994 Possible carcinogen
ethylene oxide Insect repellent 1/12/2001 Probably carcinogenic and mutagenic to human
fensulfothion Nematicide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
fentin Fungicide 1/9/1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
fluoroacetamide Rodenticide 1/7/1987 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
fonofos Insecticide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
heptachlor Insecticide 1/9/1988 Long residual effect, bioaccumulates in human and animals
hexachlorobenzene Insect repellent 1/10/2001 Probably carcinogenic to human, extremely persistent in environment
lead arsenate PGR and Insecticide 1/12/2001 Risk on oncogenicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, high acute toxicity
leptophos Insecticide 1/4/1977 Manufacturer voluntarily withdrew product from the market because it had tendency to have carcinogenic effect
lindane Insecticide 1/12/2001 Persistent in environment and bioaccumulation in food chain, suspected carcinogen
MCPB Herbicide 1/5/2000 Possible carcinogen
mecoprop Herbicide 1/5/2000 Possible carcinogen
mephospholan Insecticide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
mercury compounds Insecticide 1/8/1993 High acute toxicity, persistent in environment, toxic to fish and aquatic animals
methamidophos Insecticide 10/4/2003 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
methyl parathion Insecticide 18/10/2004  
mevinphos Insecticide 1/5/2000 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
MGK Repellent Insect repellent 1/12/2001 Adverse effects on reproduction (malformations), reduce ovarian activity, carcinogenicity, development of benign tumors
mirex Insecticide 1/12/2001 Probably carcinogenic to human, extremely persistent in environment and biomagnification in food chain
monocrotophos Insecticide 1/5/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
nitrofen Herbicide 1/9/1994 Very low ADI, high risk to users
o-dichlorobenzene Herbicide and Insecticide 1/12/2001 Persistent in environment, mutagenic effects in experimental animals
parathion ethyl Insecticide 1/5/1988 High acute toxicity to human, especially dermal toxicity
parathion methyl Insecticide 18/10/2004  
paris green Insecticide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
pentachlorophenate sodium Fungicide 1/8/1993 High acute toxicity, skin injury , rapidly absorbed through skin of human and animals, persistent in environment
pentachlorophenol Fungicide 1/8/1993 High acute toxicity, skin injury , rapidly absorbed through skin of human and animals, persistent in environment
phenothiol Herbicide 1/5/2000 Possible carcinogen
phorate Insecticide 1/6/2000 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
phosphamidon Insecticide 1/5/2000 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
prothoate Insecticide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
pyrinuron(piriminil) Rodenticide 1/12/2001 High acute toxicity, Diabetes mellitus, loss of autonomic control of blood pressure
safrole Pet repellent 1/12/2001 Carcinogenic in rats, mice and dogs
schradan Insecticide and Acaricide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
sodium arsenite Insecticide 1/1/1981 Persistent in soil, can cause fetotoxic effect
sodium chlorate Herbicide 1/10/1986 Strong oxidant, highly inflammable and explosive, high risk to store
sodium fluoroacetate Rodenticide 1/7/1987 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
strobane Insecticide 1/12/2001 Persistent in environment and bioaccumulation, possible carcinogen
sulfotep Insecticide and Acaricide 1/6/2000 High acute toxicity, high risk to users
TDE or DDD Insecticide 1/12/2001 Possible carcinogen, persistent in environment and fatty tissues of human and animals, nervous system poisoning, affects reproductive process of birds and fishes
TEPP Insecticide 1/6/1984 Very high acute toxicity, high risk to users
thallium sulfate Rodenticide 1/12/2001 High acute toxicity, persistent in environment, slow cumulative poison, build up critical levels to damage vital organs or death, harmful to non-target organisms
toxaphene Insecticide 1/3/1983 Possible carcinogen, long residual effect

This list is also available sorted by effective date.