The Pesticide Dicamba - A Risk Assessment Report

by Kimi Ceridon


Summary
Dicamba is a benzoic acid herbicide sold under many trade names and integrated into several pesticide products. There are several means of exposure to Dicamba including dietary exposure through food and water consumption, recreational exposure though interaction with treated lawns and turfs, residential exposure treatment of lawns and occupational exposure through treatment of crops and fields. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) has established recommendations for the acute Average Daily Intakes that are above the values recommended by agencies with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU). It is recommended that the US EPA reevaluate this recommendation and adopt the WHO/EU values. This paper discusses supporting evidence and the reasons for this recommendation.