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ACTIVITY: Herbicide
(diphenyl ether)
CAS Name: 5-[2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-2-nitrobenzoic
acid
Structure:
Adverse
Effects:
Phototoxic
pesticide.
"...
Toxicity tests against Daphnia
magna Strauss showed that acifluorfen
was not toxic at a concentration of 0.1 mM; however,
photoproducts
formed after 36 h of UV exposure of the herbicide induced
a remarkable toxicity to the test organism." |
Regulatory
Information
(only comprehensive for the US) |
US
EPA Registered: |
No |
US
EPA PC Code: |
114401 |
FDA
LMS Code: |
727 |
Registered
use in (only a limited
number of countries listed)
|
Canada, Italy |
European Commission: |
Not
allowed to be used as an active ingredient after July 25, 2003.
However,
a specific exemption for continued
use of Acifluorfen has been allowed for
use on Soybean in Italy
|
Other
Information |
Molecular
Formula: |
C14H7Cl
F3 NO5 |
Manufacturers: |
Aventis
(Rhone-Poulenc),
Rohm & Haas, BASF |
Of special interest: |
PAN
BAD ACTOR -
Carcinogen |
Material
Safety Data Sheet |
Acifluorfen
sodium metabolite
Lactofen metabolite
PPG-847
Ref: Oct
2001 - Glossary
of Pesticide Chemicals. A listing
of pesticides subject to analysis of residues in foods and
feeds by the US Food and Drug Administration. |
US
Map of 1991-1995 Pesticide Use |
US
Map of 1995-1998 Pesticide Use |
March
7, 2001 - Phototoxic
Pesticides: US EPA Memo Requesting
Phototoxicity Study Protocol for Light-Dependent Peroxidizing
Herbicides |
Classified
by the State of California: "Known to Cause Cancer" |
As
of December 31, 1999 - U.S.
Residue limits for pesticides in meat, poultry and egg products.
USDA |
Full
report: Photochemistry
and photoinduced toxicity of acifluorfen, a diphenyl-ether herbicide.
by
L Scrano et al.
J Environ Qual; 31(1):268-74. Jan - Feb 2002: |
Abstracts
|
US
MAPS. Estimated Annual Agricultural
Use
as compiled by the Pesticide National Synthesis Project of
the U. S. Geological Survey's National Water Quality Assessment
Program |
Crops |
From:
1991-1995
Data Map
Total Pounds Applied |
From:
1995-1998
Data Map
Total Pounds Applied |
From:
1991-1995
Data Map
Percent National Use |
From:
1995-1999
Data Map
Percent National Use |
Soybeans |
1,517,072 |
1,705,603 |
89.69 |
92.46 |
Peanuts |
148,196 |
112,526 |
8.76 |
6.10 |
Rice |
26,284 |
25,516 |
1.55 |
1.44 |
US
Federal Register |
Published
Date |
Docket
Identification Number |
Details |
May
17, 2002 |
OPP-2002-0037 |
Revocation
of Expired Time Limited Tolerances. FINAL RULE. Time-limited
tolerances for cowpeas, lima beans, and Southern peas are being
removed from 40 CFR 180.383 because they expired on December
31, 1998. |
July
25, 1997 |
OPP-300516 |
Pesticide
Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions. - FINAL RULE.
This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for
the combined residues of the sodium salt of acifluorfen and
its metabolites in or on lima beans, cowpeas, and southern
peas at 0.1 PPM.. The tolerances will expire and are revoked
on December 31, 1998. |
June
14, 1996 |
PP
0E3821/R2242 |
Pesticide
Tolerance for strawberry at 0.05 ppm.- FINAL RULE. This
document establishes a tolerance for combined
residues of the herbicide sodium salt of acifluorfen and its
metabolites in or on the raw agricultural commodity strawberry. |
April
17, 1996 |
PP
0E3821/P649 |
Proposed
Pesticide Tolerance for strawberry at 0.05 ppm. |
|