Temephos
CAS: 3383-96-8 | Type: insecticide
Low Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low
Regulatory Status
SummaryNo major regulatory flags
Molecular FormulaC16H20O6P2S3
Molecular Weight466.5
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- US EPA: Temephos Registration Eligibility Decision — WHO Class U, Drinking Water Use, Mosquito Larval Control, and Ecological Risk (2000) REGULATORY · 2000
- WHO: Temephos — Specifications for Public Health Pesticides, Drinking Water Guideline, ADI, Onchocerciasis Control Programme Ecological Monitoring (2004) REGULATORY · 2004
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard and Guidelines to Classification 2019 REGULATORY
- Guidelines for drinking-water quality: fourth edition incorporating the first, second and third addenda REGULATORY
- Temephos in Drinking-water: Use for Vector Control in Drinking-water Sources and Containers REGULATORY
- RED for Temephos, EPA 738-R-00-020, Jul 2001 (NEPIS 200007UJ) REGULATORY
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 5392) PUBCHEM
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Temephos REGULATORY
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 5392; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID1032484 (Temephos) REFERENCE
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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