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Pesticides: O – P

The List of Fluorinated and Fluoride Pesticides
Beginning with
O – P

Note: The information on the pesticides was current as of 2007 –  FAN intends to update this throughout 2012-2013.

PESTICIDE

ADVERSE EFFECTS

REGISTERED USE
Oxathiapiprolin

  • CAS No. 1003318-67-9
  • Fungicide
 New pesticide as of July 2012. No toxicological information available. EPA Registered: No
Oxyfluorfen

  • CAS No. 42874-03-3
  • Herbicide
    (Diphenyl ether)
 See effects

  • Anemia
  • Blood
  • Body Weight Decrease
  • Bone
  • Brain
  • Cancer: Possible Human
  • Carcinogen – LIVER
  • Endocrine: Adrenal
  • Endocrine: Pituitary
  • Endocrine: Thymus
  • Endocrine: Thyroid
  • Kidney
  • Liver
  • Spleen

Environmental:

  • Highly Toxic to fish
  • Bioaccumulation Potential
  • Phototoxic. Oxyfluorfen may pose risks to animals not conveyed by standard guideline toxicity studies because its mode of action suggests it may be more toxic in the presence of light (phototoxic)
  • Sub-chronic and chronic risks to terrestrial birds and mammals present a serious concern. These toxic effects may be manifested as reproductive, developmental, and hemolytic consequences.

Contamination Incidents:

  • Aug 2000: Fifteen Mile Creek near the Dalles Dam, Oregon. Truck carring 20,000 pounds crashed into bridge spilling Herbicide into creek yards from where it enters the Columbia River.
  • March 1996: Madera County, CA. Aerial drift onto 90-100 acres of almonds. Estimated damage $520,000 to $760,000.
  • May 1996: Desha County, AR. Aerial drift onto 160 acres of rice.
  • March 1996: Kern County, CA. Aerial drift onto 10 acres of oranges.
 EPA Registered: Yes

  • Registered use in: Australia, Canada, Hungary, India, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, US
  • US – permitted in or on 91 food commodities
Parafluron

  • CAS No. 7159-99-1
  • Herbicide 
    (Urea)
  • WHO: believed
    obsolete or
    discontinued
 As of October 2003: no tox data available EPA Registered: No
Penflufen

  • CAS No. 494793-67-8
  • Fungicide
 New pesticide as of June 2009. No toxicological information available. EPA Registered: No
Penfluron

  • CAS No. 35367-31-8
  • Chemosterilant,
    Herbicide     (Urea)
 As of October 2003: no tox data available EPA Registered: No
Penoxsulam

  • CAS No. 219714-96-2
  • Herbicide (Triazolopyrimidine)
 See effects

  • Bladder
  • Body Weight Decrease
  • Cancer: classified as Suggestive Evidence of Carcinogenicity (Mononuclear cell leukemia)
  • Endocrine: Testicular
  • Kidney
  • Leukemia
  • Liver
  • Skin

Environmental:

  • Penoxsulam is expected to be very mobile in the environment with six degradation products of toxicological concern to be even more mobile than the parent compound. Data are not available to fully characterize these degradates and their respective degradation pathways.
  • Potential to leach to ground water
 EPA Registered: Yes
(first-time use approved September 2004)
Penthiopyrad

  • CAS No. 183675-82-3
  • Fungicide
 New pesticide as of August 2004: no tox data available EPA Registered: No
Pentoxazone

  • CAS No. 110956-75-7
  • Herbicide
    (Oxazolidinedione)
 As of April 4, 2005: no tox data available EPA Registered: No

  • Registered use in: Japan
Perfluidone

  • CAS No. 37924-13-3
  • Herbicide
    (Anilide)
  • WHO: believed
    obsolete or
    discontinued
  • Very little tox data available

See effects

  • Liver

Environmental:

  • Perfluidone will leach through wet, neutral or slightly alkaline soils, with a tendency toward greater leaching in soils having low clay and organic matter.
 EPA Registered: No

  • US Tolerances: Revoked
  • European Commission: Not allowed to be used as an active ingredient after July 25, 2003.
Perfluorooctane
sulfonate

  • Insecticide,
    Breakdown product
 Due to length, see separate Effect pages:

Other Adverse Effects:

  • Bladder
  • Endocrine: Adrenal Gland
  • Endocrine: Breast
  • Endocrine: Hypthalamus
  • Endocrine: Ovary (Estrous)
  • Endocrine: Pancreas
  • Endocrine: Prostrate
  • Endocrine: Thymus
  • Endocrine: Uterine
  • Eye
  • Heart
  • Mesenteric Lymph Nodes
  • Salivary Gland
  • Spleen
  • Teratogenic

Environmental: PFOS is persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic to mammalian species… Its persistence, presence in the environment and bioaccumulation potential indicate cause for concern. It appears to be of low to moderate toxicity to aquatic organisms but there is evidence of high acute toxicity to honey bees.

 EPA Registered: No
Picolinafen 

  • CAS No. 137641-05-5
  • Herbicide 
    (Pyridinecarboxylic acid)
 See effects

  • Anemia
  • Blood
  • Body Weight Decrease
  • Bone
  • Endocrine: Adrenal gland
  • Endocrine: Thyroid
  • Liver
  • Spleen

Environmental:

  • Potential of major transformation product (CL 153815) to leach and contaminate groundwater
  • The major transformation product (CL 153815) is classified as persistent in soil under anaerobic conditions
 EPA Registered: No

  • Registered use in: Australia, Canada, Germany
  • Pending in Canada (as of November 2005)
Picoxystrobin

  • CAS No. 117428-22-5
  • Fungicide 
    (Strobin)
 See effects

  • Body Weight Decrease
  • Bone
  • Endocrine: Testicular
 EPA Registered: No

  • Registered use in: Germany
Poly(difluoromethylene), .
alpha.-chloro-.
omega.-(2,2-dichloro-
1,1,2- trifluoroethyl)- 

  • CAS No. 79070-11-4
  • EPA List 3 Inert
 See effects

  • Heart
  • Lung

No toxicological data available on this inert aside from the following citations from a Material Safety Data Sheet. US EPA does not allow the public to know the identity for the inerts used in specific pesticidal products. Inerts can account for as much as 99% of a pesticide.

 EPA Registered: Yes 

  • List 3 Inert
  • Registered use in: US – Because this is an “Inert”, the public is not allowed to know which crops it is used on.
Poly (difluoromethylene), .
alpha.-fluoro-.
omega.-[2-[(2-methyl-1-
oxo-2- propenyl) oxy]
ethyl]-

  • CAS No. 65530-66-7
  • EPA List 3 Inert
 As of April 2003: no Tox data accessible. EPA Registered: Yes 

  • List 3 Inert
  • Registered use in: US – Because this is an “Inert”, the public is not allowed to know which crops it is used on.
Polytetrafluoroethylene ( PTFE)

  • CAS No. 9002-84-0
  • EPA List 3 Inert
Poly[oxy[methyl(3,3,3-
trifluoropropyl) 
silylene]], alpha-
(trimethylsilyl)-omega-
[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]

  • CAS No. 42557-13-1
  • EPA List 3 Inert
 As of April 2003: no Tox data available. EPA Registered: Yes 

  • List 3 Inert
  • Registered use in: US – Because this is an “Inert”, the public is not allowed to know which crops it is used on.
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) 

  • CAS No. 24937-79-9
  • EPA List 3 Inert
 No data accessible. EPA Registered: Yes 

  • List 3 Inert
  • Registered use in: US – Because this is an “Inert”, the public is not allowed to know which crops it is used on.
PolytetrafluoroethyleneSee Teflon
Poppenate-methyl

  • CAS No. 101929-89-9
 As of October 2003: no Tox data available EPA Registered: No
Potassium bifluoride

  • CAS No. 7789-29-9
  • Wood Preservative (Inorganic)
 See effects

  • Bone
  • Chemical Weapons Precursor for the production of sarin-family nerve agents
  • Kidney
  • Lung
  • Mutagenic
 EPA Registered: No
Potassium hexafluoroarsenate— see Hexaflurate
Potassium hexafluorosilicate

  • CAS No. 16871-90-2
  • Insecticide, Wood Preservative 
    (Inorganic)
 See effects

  • Blood
  • Bone
  • CNS
  • Heart
 EPA Registered: No
Potassium N-ethyl-N-
[(heptadecafluorooctyl)
sulfonyl] glycinate

  • Also known as
    Glycine, N-ethyl-N- [(heptadecafluorooctyl)sulfonyl]-, potassium salt
  • CAS No. 2991-51-7
  • Former EPA List 3 Inert
 No specific data accessible. EPA Registered: No
Primisulfuron 

  • CAS No. 113036-87-6
  • Fungicide,
    Herbicide 
    (Sulfonylurea)
 Tox data availalbe for Primisulfuron-methyl only – see below. EPA Registered: No

  • Registered use in: Canada, Finland, Hungary, New Zealand
Primisulfuron-methyl

  • CAS No. 86209-51-0
  • Fungicide,
    Herbicide
    (Sulfonylurea)
 See effects

  • Anemia
  • Blood
  • Body Weight Decrease
  • Bone
  • Endocrine: Testicular
  • Endocrine: Thyroid
  • Kidney
  • Liver
  • Spleen

Environmental:

  • Toxic to plants and algae
 EPA Registered: Yes

  • Registered use in: Canada, Finland, Hungary, New Zealand, US

 

  • US – Permitted in or on 72 food commodities.
Prodiamine

  • CAS No. 29091-21-2
  • Herbicide
    (2,6-Dinitroaniline)
 See effects

  • Body Weight Decrease
  • Cancer: Possible Human Carcinogen: THYROID, PANCREAS, FIBROSARCOMAS
  • Endocrine: Suspected Disruptor
  • Endocrine: Thyroid
  • Fibrosarcomas
  • Liver
  • Pancreas

Environmental:

  • Highly Toxic to Fish and Invertebrates
 EPA Registered: Yes

  • Registered use in: Australia, US
Profluazol 

  • CAS No. 190314-43-3
  • Herbicide
    (Anilide)
 As of October 2003: no Tox data available EPA Registered: No
Profluralin

  • CAS No. 26399-36-0
  • Herbicide
    (2,6-Dinitroaniline)
  • WHO: believed
    obsolete or
    discontinued
  • Very little Tox data available

See effects

  • Carcinogen
  • Liver

Environmental:

  • Toxic to Honey Bees
  • Very High Bioconcentration in Aquatic Organisms
  • Persistent in soil
 EPA Registered: No

  • US Tolerances: Revoked
Profluthrin 

  • CAS No. 223419-20-3
  • Insecticide
    (Pyrethroid)
 New pesticide as of 2002. As of October 2003: no Tox data available. EPA Registered: No
Prosulfuron 

  • CAS No. 94125-34-5
  • Herbicide
    (Sulfonylurea)
 See effects

  • Blood
  • Body Weight Decrease
  • Bone
  • Endocrine: Breast
  • Endocrine: Testicular
  • Endocrine: Uterus
  • Heart
  • Liver

Environmental: EU: Particular attention should be given to the potential for groundwater contamination, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climate conditions.

 EPA Registered: Yes

  • Registered use in: Canada, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, South Africa, UK, US
Protrifenbute

  • CAS No. 119544-94-4
  • Insecticide
    (Pyrethroid non-ester)
 As of October 2003: no Tox data available EPA Registered: No
Pyflubumide

  • CAS No. 926914-55-8
  • Acaricide
 New pesticide as of March 2012. No toxicological information available. EPA Registered: No
Pyraflufen

  • CAS No. 129630-17-7
  • Herbicide
    (Pyrazolylphenyl)
  • Tox data availalbe for Pyraflufen-ethyl only.

Environmental: Pyraflufen, known as the acid metabolite “E1” of Pyraflufen-ethyl, has a potential for leaching which might require particular attention in vulnerable areas to ensure protection of groundwater.

 EPA Registered: Yes

  • Registered use in: Hungary, US
Pyraflufen-ethyl

  • CAS No. 129630-19-9
  • Herbicide
    (Pyrazolylphenyl)
 See effects

  • Body Weight Decrease
  • Blood
  • Cancer: Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans: LIVER
  • Eye
  • Kidney
  • Liver

Environmental: The acid metabolite has a potential for leaching which might require particular attention in vulnerable areas to ensure protection of groundwater.

 EPA Registered: Yes

  • Registered use in: Japan, US

 
Pyrafluprole

  • CAS No. 315208-17-4
  • Insecticide
    (pyrazole)
 New pesticide as of October 2004 – no tox data available. EPA Registered: No
Pyrasulfotole

  • CAS No. 365400-11-9
 No tox data available. New pesticide as of May 2005 EPA Registered: No
Pyridalyl

  • CAS No. 179101-81-6
  • Insecticide
    (unclassified)
 See effects

  • Blood
  • Body Weight Decrease
  • Endocrine: Adrenal
  • Endocrine: Ovary
  • Endocrine: Testes
  • Kidney
  • Liver 
  • Lung
  • Reproductive
  • Spleen

Environmental:

  • Persistence in soil
 EPA Registered: Pending

  • Registered use in: Japan
Pyrifluquinazon

  • CAS No. 337458-27-2
  • Insecticide
 New pesticide as of August 2006 – no tox data available. EPA Registered: No
Pyriminostrobin

  • CAS No. 1257598-43-8
  • Acaricide
 New pesticide as of July 2012 – no tox data available. EPA Registered: No
Pyrimisulfan

  • CAS No. 221205-90-9
  • Herbicide
    (sulfonanilide)
 New pesticide as of October 2004 – no tox data available. EPA Registered: No
Pyriprole

  • CAS No. 394730-71-3
  • Insecticide
    (pyrazole)
 New pesticide as of October 2004 – no tox data available. EPA Registered: No
Pyroxasulfone

  • CAS No. 447399-55-5
  • Herbicide
 New pesticide as of August 2006 – no tox data available. EPA Registered: No
Pyroxsulam

  • CAS No. 422556-08-9
  • Herbicide
 New pesticide – no tox data available. EPA Registered: Pending

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