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Imazethapyr

General Information

• Product Names:

  Authority (FMC)
  Clearpath (BASF)
  Lightning (BASF)
  Optill (BASF) formulated with Saflufenacil
  Pursuit (BASF)
  Camo (Albaugh) formulated with Fomesafen Sodium

• Chemical Class: Imidazole compound
• Uses: Controls grasses and broadleaved weeds including barnyardgrass, crabgrass, cocklebur, panicums, pigweeds, nightshade, mustard, smartweed, velvetleaf, jimsonweed, foxtails, seedling johnsongrass, lambsquarters, morningglory and others.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating:

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (1)
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Imezthapyr Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Imezthapyr (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • A weight-of-evidence review of colorectal cancer in pesticide applicators: the agricultural health study and other epidemiologic studies.. Alexander DD, Weed DL, Mink PJ, Mitchell ME. 2012. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 85(7):715-45.
  • Heterocyclic aromatic amine pesticide use and human cancer risk: results form the U.S. Agricultural Health Study. Koutros, S., et al. 2009. Int J Cancer 124(5):1206-1212.
  • The effect of microplastics on behaviors of chiral imidazolinone herbicides in the aquatic environment: Residue, degradation and distribution. Hu, M., Hou, N., Li, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, H., Zeng, D., & Tan, H. (2021). The effect of microplastics on behaviors of chiral imidazolinone herbicides in the aquatic environment: Residue, degradation and distribution. Journal of hazardous materials, 418, 126176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126176
  • Association between pesticide exposure and colorectal cancer risk and incidence: A systematic review. Matich, E. K., Laryea, J. A., Seely, K. A., Stahr, S., Su, L. J., & Hsu, P. C. (2021). Association between pesticide exposure and colorectal cancer risk and incidence: A systematic review. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 219, 112327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112327