DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)
CAS: 50-29-3 | Type: organic_pollutant
High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)High
Risk (Children)High
Risk (Dogs)Moderate
Risk (Cats)Moderate
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 2A | California Prop 65 listed | Stockholm Convention listed | EPA IRIS: Group B2 Probable Human Carcinogen
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaC14H9Cl5
Molecular Weight354.5
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- where to look IARC Monographs Volume 113: DDT, Lindane, and 2,4-D REGULATORY · 2015
- where to look US EPA: DDT — A Brief History and Status REGULATORY · 1987
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS REGULATORY · 2026
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- Substances Listed in the Fifteenth Report on Carcinogens REGULATORY
- p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) | CASRN 50-29-3 | DTXSID4020375 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 3036) PUBCHEM
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - DDT REGULATORY
- Stockholm Convention: All POPs (the Convention's own list of listed chemicals, Annexes A, B and C) REGULATORY
- Toxicological Profile for DDT, DDE, and DDD (ATSDR, April 2022) ASSESSMENT
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID4020375 (DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)) REFERENCE
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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