[1][4] Upon heating to decomposition temperature (which is above 250 °C[2]), dibutyltin dilaurate emits acrid smoke and fumes.

It is also used as a stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride,[5][1] vinyl ester resins, lacquers, and elastomers.

[1] It is also added to animal feed to remove cecal worms, roundworms, and tapeworms in chickens and turkeys and to prevent or provide treatment against hexamitosis and coccidiosis.

The symptoms of poisoning with dibutyltin dilaurate include nausea, headache, muscular weakness and even paralysis.

[2] Moreover, its vapor is much denser than air (21.8 times so[1]), so it can spread on floors, resulting in explosive conditions or asphyxiation hazards.