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Bromacil

General Information

• Bromacil Product Names
• Chemical Class: Substituted uracil herbicide
• Uses: annual and perennial weeds, brush, woody plants and vines in Agriculture, drainage systems, airports and landing fields, outdoor industrial areas, rights-of-way, fencerows and hedgerows, paved areas including private roads and sidewalks, recreational areas, and outdoor refuse and solid waste sites
• Alternatives: Agriculture, Brush control
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health Effects

• EPA Acute Toxicity Category: III (slightly toxic)
• Cancer: Possible (10)
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/ Liver Damage: Yes(4)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes(8)
• Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented

Environmental Effects

• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Detected in Streams: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Yes (4)
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented
• Toxic to Mammals: Not documented
• Long-Range Transport: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Information:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/1996)
• Supporting information:
  • Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Extoxnet Aldicarb Factsheet: Bromacil (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Bromacil (Pesticide Action Network)
• Key Studies: