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Bensulide
General Information
- Bensulide Product Names
- Chemical Class: Organophosphate herbicide
- Uses: Controls grassey weeds in agriculture, turf, and reisdential lawns
- Alternatives: Agriculture, Turf
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health Effects
- EPA Acute Toxicity Category: II (moderately toxic)
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Yes(4)
- Kidney/ Liver Damage: Yes(8)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes(4)
- Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented
Environmental Effects
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Detected in Streams: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Mammals: Yes (8)
- Long-Range Transport: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Information:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (7/06)
- Beyond Pesticides' OP cumulative risk RED comments
- Supporting information:
- Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
- Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Aldicarb Factsheet: Bensulide (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database: Bensulide (Pesticide Action Network)
- Key Studies:
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