{"id":630103,"date":"2024-08-07T20:22:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/epa-bans-dacthal-herbicide-harmful-to-fetuses-in-emergency-action\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T20:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:22:32","slug":"epa-bans-dacthal-herbicide-harmful-to-fetuses-in-emergency-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/epa-bans-dacthal-herbicide-harmful-to-fetuses-in-emergency-action\/","title":{"rendered":"#EPA bans Dacthal, herbicide harmful to fetuses in emergency action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"74702667007\" title=\"EPA bans DCPA pesticides in first emergency action in 40 years\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/19\/PWWF\/70899498007-purdue-university-photo-tom-campbell-sprayer-boom.jpg?crop=617,348,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/19\/PWWF\/70899498007-purdue-university-photo-tom-campbell-sprayer-boom.jpg?crop=617,348,x0,y0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">EPA bans DCPA pesticides in first emergency action in 40 years<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency used an emergency action to ban DCPA, a pesticide that can harm babies before birth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken emergency action to suspend the use of a pesticide found to cause irreversible damage to fetuses when they&#8217;re exposed in utero. \u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>The pesticide, dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, also known as DCPA or Dacthal, has been linked to low birth weight babies who later in life have been shown to have decreased IQ and impaired brain development and motor skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDCPA is so dangerous that it needs to be removed from the market im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely,&#8221; Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator for the EPA&#8217;s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-issues-emergency-order-stop-use-pesticide-dacthal-address-serious-health-risk-4\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-issues-emergency-order-stop-use-pesticide-dacthal-address-serious-health-risk-4\">said in a statement Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2014-09\/documents\/chapter_4_dcpa_mono-_and_di-acid_degradates.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2014-09\/documents\/chapter_4_dcpa_mono-_and_di-acid_degradates.pdf\">According to an EPA report<\/a>, the pesticide was first introduced in 1958 to control weeds in agricultural and nonagricultural settings, primarily for crops like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and onions. Pregnant women in many cases may not have known they were exposed, Freedhoff said.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>The emergency action comes after the sole manufacturer of the pesticide, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, failed to provide sufficient data on DCPA and its health risks, according to the statement. The company did not immediately respond to USA TODAY&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong><em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> you need to know now. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.usatoday.com\/newsletters\/daily-briefing\/?ipid=signuptop10\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/profile.usatoday.com\/newsletters\/daily-briefing\/?ipid=signuptop10\">Sign up<\/a> for USA TODAY&#8217;s Daily Briefing newsletter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"1410095\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"><\/media-gallery-promo><\/p>\n<p>The EPA first identified this pesticide as potentially causing harm to the thyroid in the 1990s, according to the advocacy organization the Environmental Working Group.\u00a0By then, the agency reported that 80% of DCPA use occurred on turf grass, like golf courses and private lawns.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"><\/cta-atoms-container-inline><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the EPA released an assessment of the pesticide, concluding it was linked to health risks, especially for pregnant women, even when people exposed to it were using personal protective equipment. The agency said pregnant women may have been exposed to levels of DCPA up to 20 times greater than the level the EPA estimates is safe for fetuses.<\/p>\n<p>Although the manufacturer AMVAC proposed changes, the EPA said those changes did not \u201cadequately address\u201d the serious health risks for people who work with and around DCPA.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>Mily Trevi\u00f1o Sauceda, executive director of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, an organization representing women farmworkers, said the group is pleased to see the EPA make this historic decision as a &#8220;great first step&#8221; to protecting farmworkers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;EPA knew that DCPA was harming farmworkers and their children, and we&#8217;re glad that EPA recognized that that harm to this population group required immediate suspension or removal of this toxic pesticide,&#8221; said Sylvia Wu, an attorney with the Center for Food Safety, which has advocated for the EPA to stop the use of DCPA.<\/p>\n<p><em>Adrianna Rodriguez can be reached at adrodriguez@usatoday.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2024-08-06 17:10:03 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2024-08-07 17:22:32 +0000 UTC\"><\/lit-timestamp><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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