1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)
CAS: 96-12-8
High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)High
Risk (Children)High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 2B | California Prop 65 listed
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 FormulaC3H5Br2Cl
Molecular Weight236.33
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- IARC Monographs Volume 20: DBCP — Group 2B; Multiple Rodent Tumor Types; Male Reproductive Toxicity; Germinal Epithelium Depletion; Agricultural Exposure Data IARC_MONOGRAPH · 1979
- Whorton et al.: Infertility in Male Pesticide Workers — DBCP Azoospermia Discovery at Occidental Chemical Lathrop; Landmark Occupational Reproductive Toxicology Study STUDY · 1977
- US EPA: DBCP MCL 0.0002 mg/L; Emergency Suspension 1977; California Groundwater Contamination; San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Legacy; Carcinogenic Risk Assessment REGULATORY · 1991
- 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) | CASRN 96-12-8 | DTXSID3020413 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- § 1910.1044 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane. REGULATORY
- § 141.61 Maximum contaminant levels for organic contaminants. REGULATORY
- National Primary Drinking Water Regulations | US EPA 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
- US EPA, Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories Tables (2018 Edition) REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 7280) PUBCHEM
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane REGULATORY
- Toxicological Profile for 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (ATSDR, April 2018) ASSESSMENT
- Provisional Peer-Reviewed Toxicity Values for 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) (CASRN 96-12-8), EPA/690/R-06/011F, Final, 8-3-2006 ASSESSMENT
- 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); CASRN 96-12-8: IRIS Chemical Assessment Summary ASSESSMENT
- EPA ToxRefDB 3.0 point-of-departure release (pod.csv) DATABASE
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- 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
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 7280; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID3020413 (1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)) REFERENCE
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 7280 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
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