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Glufosinate ammonium
General Information
- Fact Sheet: GlufosinateChemWatch.pdf
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Broad-Sectrum Herbicide
- Uses: Broad spectrum contact herbicide used to control a wide range of weeds, also used to desiccate crops before harvest, GE crops
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes (1)
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (2)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- Birth/Developmental: Yes (2)
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Yes (2)
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (2)
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Registration Review (EPA)
- BP Comments (January 2026)
- Beyond Pesticides' Comments on Glufosinate (December 2024)
- Supporting information:
- Health and environmental impacts of glufosinate ammonium (Friends of the Earth UK)
- Glufosinate ammonium fact sheet (NCAP)
- PAN Pesticides Database: Glufosinate-ammonium (Pesticide Action Network)
- Concentrations of Glyphosate, Its Degradation Product, Aminomethylphosphonic Acid, and Glufosinate in Ground-and Surface-Water, Rainfall and Soil Samples 2001-2006 (USGS)
- Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
- Exploring associations between residential exposure to pesticides and birth outcomes using the Dutch birth registry. Simões, M., Vermeulen, R., Portengen, L., Janssen, N. and Huss, A., 2023. Environment International, p.108085.
- Immune response of Brazilian farmers exposed to multiple pesticides . Jacobsen-Pereira, C.H. et al. (2020) ‘Immune response of Brazilian farmers exposed to multiple pesticides’, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 202, p. 110912. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110912.
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP), Pesticide Factsheets. http://www.pesticide.org/pesticide-factsheets.
2. US EPA, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs), Interim REDS (iREDs) and RED Factsheets. https://archive.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/web/html/status.html.