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Table 1 LD50 values and RPFs for organophosphate pesticides

From: Safety levels for organophosphate pesticide residues on fruits, vegetables, and nuts

OP

LD50 (mg/kg)

RPF

Reference

acephate

1000

0.0019

EPA, 2006c

azinphos-methyl

4.4

0.4318

EPA, 2006d

bensulide

1082

0.0018

EPA, 2006e

cadusafos

391

0.0049

Meister and Sine, 2012

carbophenothion

10

0.1900

TAH, 1994

carbophenothion-methyl

48

0.0396

USDA, 1966

chlorfenvinophos

9.8

0.1939

Ambrose 1970

chlorpyrifos

223

0.0085

EPA, 2006f

coumaphos

17

0.1118

EPA, 1996

crotoxyphos

52.8

0.0360

Worthing 1983

demeton

2.5

0.7600

Gaines, 1960

dialifos

5

0.3800

Pearce, 1978

diazinon

1160

0.0016

EPA, 2006g

dichlorvos

56

0.0339

EPA, 2006h

dicrotophos

8

0.2375

EPA, 2006i

dimethoate

414

0.0046

EPA, 2008

dioxathion

43

0.0442

Worthing 1983

disulfoton

1.9

1.0000

EPA, 2006j

EPN

7

0.2714

Lewis, 1996

ethion

208

0.0091

Tomlin, 1994

ethoprop

32.8

0.0579

EPA, 2006k

fenamiphos

3

0.6333

EPA, 2002

fenchlorphos

1250

0.0015

Matsumura 1985

fenitrothion

1720

0.0011

Tomlin 1994

fensulfothion

1.8

1.0556

ACGIH, 1991

fenthion

461

0.0041

EPA, 2001

fonofos

8

0.2375

Hartley and Kidd, 1987

isocarbophos

50

0.0380

Eto, 1974

isofenphos

28

0.0679

Lewis, 1996

malathion

5700

0.0003

EPA, 2009

methamidophos

13

0.1462

EPA, 2006l

methidathion

32

0.0594

O’Neil, 2006

mevinphos

2.2

0.8636

CDPR, 1994

monocrotophos

14

0.1357

FAO/UNEP, 1997

naled

85

0.0224

CDPR, 1999

omethoate

25

0.0760

JMPR, 1996

oxydemeton-methyl

48

0.0396

EPA, 2006m

parathion

2

0.9500

Lewis 1996

parathion-methyl

24

0.0792

Worthing and Walker, 1987

phorate

1.4

1.3571

EPA, 2006n

phosalone

90

0.0211

EPA, 1987

phosmet

113

0.0168

EPA, 2006o

phosphamidon

17.4

0.1092

Worthing and Walker, 1987

phoxim

1400

0.0014

IPCS, 2000

pirimiphos-methyl

2400

0.0008

EPA, 2006p

profenofos

400

0.0048

Lewis, 1996

propetamphos

96.4

0.0197

EPA, 2006a

prothiophos

1800

0.0011

Bayer, 2008

quinalphos

26

0.0731

USDA, 1966

sulprofos

176

0.0108

Tomlin, 2002

terbufos

1.5

1.2667

EPA, 2006q

tetrachlorvinphos

465

0.0041

EPA, 1995

triazophos

82

0.0232

JMPR, 2002

trichlorfon

136

0.0140

EPA, 1997