Table 1.

Structural formula, year of marketing, physical status, and properties of the main ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamates (EBDC).

Dithiocarbamates	Formula	Year Patented	Physical Status	Uses	IARC Last Evaluation (Year, Group)
Disulfiram		1900	powder	Sulfur vulcanization of rubber; pharmaceutical treatment of alcoholism	1976, 3
Thiram	C6H12N2S4	1934	powder	Accelerator in rubber vulcanization; pharmaceutical treatment of scabia; sun screen, bactericide; antifungal and animal repellant treatment of seeds, fruit, and ornamental shrubs	1976, 3
Nabam	C4H6N2Na2S4	1943	powder	Antifungal treatment of potato crops and various plants; biocide in sugar millas and pulp and paper mills	Not evaluated
Ferbam	C9H18FeN3S6	1945	Powder, wettable powder, liquid	Fungicide for fruit, nuts, vegetables, ornamental crops, and in household applications.	1976, 3
Zineb	C4H6N2S4Zn	1945	Wettable powder	Antifungal treatment of seeds, vegetables, and various field and ornamental plants; additive in paints, fabrics, leather, linen, plastics, and wood surfaces	1976, 3
Ziram	C6H12N2S4Zn	1947	Powder, wettable powder, liquid	Rubber accelerator; fungicide for fruit, vegetables, and ornamental crops.	1976, 3
Maneb	(C4H6MnN2S4)n	1950	Wettable powder	Fungicide for vegetables, seeds, nuts, field and forage crops, deciduous fruits, grapes, ornamental plants	1976, 3
Metiram	(C16H33N11S16Zn3)n	1958	Wettable powder	Fungicide for cereals, fruits, vegetables, tobacco, and ornamental plants.	Not evaluated
Mancozeb	(C4H6MnN2S4)n	1962	Wettable powder	Fungicide for potato, vegetables, orchards, grapes, residential lawn, golf courses, athletic fields	Not evaluated
Propineb	C5H8N2S4Zn	1965	Powder, wettable powder, liquid	Fungicide for fruit, grapes, tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco, rice, tea, and ornamental shrubs.	Not evaluated