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Iprodione

General Information

• Chemical Class: dicarboximide
• Uses: Fungicide used on vegetables, ornamentals, pome and stone fruit, root crops, cotton, and sunflowers to control fungal pests, and may also be used as a post harvest fungicide and as a seed treatment for a wide variety of crop diseases.
• Alternatives: Organic Agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health Effects

• EPA Acute Toxicity Class: III (slightly toxic)
• Cancer: Likely (8)
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36, 30)
• 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: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• 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 (9/1998)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Iprodione Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)