WASHINGTON — Today, April 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing its next steps to protect people from the herbicide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA, or Dacthal). EPA is warning people of the significant health risks to pregnant individuals and their developing babies exposed to DCPA and will be pursuing action to address the serious, permanent, […]
DCPA (Dacthal) Technical Herbicide Product Suspended by EPA
[USEPA OPPT Update September 1, 2023]. Effective August 22, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suspended the technical-grade product containing the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), marketed under the trade name Dacthal, for failure of the registrant to submit required data to support its continued registration. Technical-grade products are high-concentration forms of pesticides that are formulated […]