Dinitro-ortho-cresol

Evaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by exposure to dinitro- ortho -cresol a chemical used for over a century as an acaricide larvicide and ovicide to control the dormant forms of many insects in orchards. The chemical is also sprayed on potatoes to prevent virus and disease contamination of the tubers. Although the chemical's use as a pesticide has been banned in many countries significant volumes of obsolete stocks are still found in several parts of the world especial