1.0Environmental Healthhttps://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmental-healthTox Teamhttps://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmental-health/author/amyhayes/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4rKzaw2gM5"><a href="https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmental-health/2024/08/08/epa-stops-use-of-dacthal/">EPA Stops Use of Dacthal</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmental-health/2024/08/08/epa-stops-use-of-dacthal/embed/#?secret=4rKzaw2gM5" width="600" height="338" title="“EPA Stops Use of Dacthal” — Environmental Health" data-secret="4rKzaw2gM5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmental-health/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The EPA on August 6 issued an emergency order to suspend all registrations of dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA, or Dacthal), a pesticide primarily used on crops. EPA warned in April 2024 that Dacthal could harm the health of people who are exposed to it during normal use. EPA has been investigating this pesticide’s safety, and determined […]