Table 1 Plant protection products found in German fruit with corresponding health effects
From: Considering the cumulative risk of mixtures of chemicals – A challenge for policy makers
active substance | chemical group* | pesticide type* | target | health issues* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
carc | end | repr | AChE | neuro | resp | ||||
Endosulfan-sulfate | organochlorine | acaricide, insecticide | neurotoxic, affects the transfer of nerve impulses in insects and mammals | ? | ? | - | no | yes | - |
Chlorpyrifos-ethyl | organophosphate | insecticide | AChE inhibitor, causes dysfunction of the nerval system | no | ? | yes | yes | no | no |
Chlorpyrifos-methyl | organophosphate | acaricide, insecticide | AChE inhibitor, causes dysfunction of the nerval system | no | no | - | yes | ? | no |
Triadimefon | triazole | fungicide | disrupts membrane function | ? | ? | yes | no | ? | - |
Trifloxystrobin | strobilurin | fungicide | inhibits electron transfer and respiration | no | - | yes | no | no | - |
Boscalid | carboxamide | fungicide | inhibits sperm germination | ? | no | ? | no | no | - |
Cyprodinil | anilinopyrimidine | fungicide | blocks certain synthesis pathways within the cells | no | - | ? | no | no | yes |
Dimethomorph | morpholine | fungicide | lipid synthesis inhibitor | no | - | ? | no | no | no |
Fenhexamid | hydroxyanilide | fungicide | Disrupts membrane function, inhibits spore germination | no | - | no | no | no | no |
Fludioxonil | phenylpyrrole | fungicide | inhibits phosphorylation of glucose | ? | - | ? | no | no | no |
Fluopicolide | benzamide | fungicide | protectant | ? | - | no | no | no | no |
Metalaxyl | phenylamide | fungicide | protectant suppressing infections, sporangial formation and mycelial growth | no | - | no | no | no | - |
Thiametoxam | neonicotinoid | insecticide | affect the central nervous system by binding to an postsynaptic ACh receptor | ? | no | no | no | no | ? |