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Pronamide/Propyzamide

General Information

• Pronamide product names
• Chemical Class: Herbicide
• Uses: control of grasses and broadleaf weeds in food and feed crops including lettuce (the largest use
  site), endive, alfalfa, rhubarb, pome and stone fruits, artichokes, berries,grapes and legumes, as well as on woody ornamentals, Christmas trees, nursery stock, lawns, turf and fallow land
• Alternatives: Agriculture, Ornamental/lawns, Christmas Trees
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health Effects

• EPA Acute Toxicity Class: III (slightly toxic)
• Cancer: Probable (15)
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (8, 4)
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/ Liver Damage:Yes (11)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
• Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented

Environmental Effects

• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (32)
• Detected in Streams: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Yes (8)
• 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 Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision” (TRED) signed (8/2002)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Pronamide Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:Pronamide (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Scorecard Pronamide Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)
• Key Studies: