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Maneb
General Information
- Maneb product names
- Chemical Class: Ethylene bisdithiocarbamate fungicide
- Uses: targets various downy mildews, late blights, leaf spots, root rots, twig and blossom blights, seedling diseases, fruit molds/rots, root rots, and leaf/stem blights in agricultural crops including almond, apple, banana, bean (dry), broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage (including Chinese cabbage), cauliflower, collard, corn (sweet and pop), cranberry, cucumber, eggplant, endive, fig, garlic, grape, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce (head and leaf), melon (cantaloupe, casaba, crenshaw, honeydew, and watermelon), mustard greens, onion (dry bulb and green), papaya, pepper, potato, pumpkin, squash (summer and winter), sugar beet, tomato, and turnip grown for greens, barley, corn (field), cotton, flaxseed, oat, potato, rice, rye, safflower, sorghum, and wheat, also used in greenhouses, nurseries, and sod farms
- Alternatives: Agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health Effects
- EPA Acute Toxicity Class: IV (practically non-toxic)
- Cancer: Probable (15), Yes (21)
- Endocrine Disruption: Probable (5), Yes (36)
- Reproductive Effects: Yes (4)
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (18)
- Kidney/ Liver Damage:Yes (4)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
- Birth/ Developmental Defects: Yes (18)
Environmental Effects
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Detected in Streams: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Yes (27)
- 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 (8/2005)
- Beyond Pesticides' RED comments.
- Supporting information:
- Extoxnet Maneb Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database:Maneb (Pesticide Action Network)
- Scorecard Maneb Factsheet (Environmental Defense Fund)
- Key Studies:
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