Table 1.
Organophosphate (active metabolite) | Commercial Pesticide or Model Compound | Rat Oral LD50 (mg/kg) |
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Azinphos-methyl-oxon | Azinphos-methyl | 12 mg/kg |
Methyl paraoxon | Methyl parathion | 6 mg/kg |
Dicapthon-oxon | Dicapthon | 400 mg/kg |
Methyl coumaphos-oxon | Model Compound | NA |
Paraoxon | Parathion | 2 mg/kg |
Chlorpyrifos-oxon | Chlorpyrifos | 96 mg/kg |
Ethyl cyanophos-oxon | Model Compound | NA |
Ethyl ronnel-oxon | Model Compound | NA |
Diazoxon | Diazinon | 1250 mg/kg |
Naftalophos | Naftalophos | 140 mg/kg |
Nitropyrifos-oxon | Model Compound | NA |
Phoxim-oxon | Phoxim | 2000 mg/kg |
LD50 values (rat oral) for the commercial organophosphates (parent compound) are presented as reported in Meister et al., 1992 or EPA, 2006. NA (not available) = LD50 values have not been determined for model compounds (experimental use only).