Mancozeb

MedEd Pesticide lists Mancozeb as a fungicide in the dithiocarbamate class.

MedEd Pesticide Summarizes Mancozeb at a Glance

Type

Fungicide

Chemical class

Dithiocarbamate

CAS number

8018-01-7

Formula

C8H12MnN4S8Zn

Molar mass

541.1 g/mol

EU status

Not approved as an active substance in the EU.

US status

Registered with EPA. 54 active products contain Mancozeb.

MedEd Pesticide Summarizes Mancozeb’s Toxicity Records

MedEd Pesticide holds 230 toxicity records for Mancozeb, from 7 sources. The headline values are below.

Oral LD50 in ratsAcute, swallowed

Lowest reported 5000 mg/kg, median 6500 mg/kg, from 2 records.

Dermal LD50Acute, skin contact

Lowest reported 5000 mg/kg, median 7500 mg/kg, from 2 records.

Lowest NOAELLong term, mammals

1.75 mg/kg-day in dog, 52 weeks. Source: ToxRefDB.

EPA signal wordsActive US products

Danger 2, Warning 4, Caution 47.

See all 230 Mancozeb toxicity records in the explorer. The records come from EPA’s Toxicity Values Database, and the methodology explains their limits.

MedEd Pesticide Reports Mancozeb’s EU Safety Reference Values

MedEd Pesticide takes these values from the EU, which sets them when it assesses an active substance. They are expressed per kilogram of body weight.

ADIAcceptable daily intake

0.023 mg/kg bw/dayThe amount a person can take in every day over a lifetime without appreciable health risk.

ARfDAcute reference dose

0.15 mg/kg bwThe amount that can be taken in over a short period, such as one meal or one day, without appreciable health risk.

AOELAcceptable operator exposure level

0.011 mg/kg bw/dayThe level of exposure for people who apply the pesticide at which no adverse effect is expected.

MedEd Pesticide Lists Mancozeb’s EU Hazard Classification

MedEd Pesticide lists the harmonised EU hazard statements for Mancozeb below.

• H400 Very toxic to aquatic life
• H361d Suspected of damaging the unborn child
• H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction

MedEd Pesticide takes EU status, reference values and hazard classification from the EU Pesticides Database. MedEd Pesticide takes US status from EPA’s Pesticide Product Information System (dated 2026-10-13) and chemical identity from PubChem. Retrieved 2026-10-16. Values and approvals change, so check the source for the current entry. See the methodology and the glossary, or compare Mancozeb with another pesticide.

MedEd Pesticide. (2026). Mancozeb. https://mededpesticide.org/pesticides/mancozeb/ (accessed Month Day, Year)