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Bromacil
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Substituted uracil herbicide
- Uses: Annual and perennial weeds, brush, woody plants and vines in Agriculture, drainage systems, airports and landing fields, outdoor industrial areas, rights-of-way, fencerows and hedgerows, paved areas including private roads and sidewalks, recreational areas, and outdoor refuse and solid waste sites
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Brush control
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Possible (1)
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (2)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (3)
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Yes (2)
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/1996)
- Supporting information:
- Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Aldicarb Factsheet: Bromacil (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database: Bromacil (Pesticide Action Network)
- Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
- Prenatal ambient pesticide exposure and childhood retinoblastoma. Thompson, S., Ritz, B., Cockburn, M. and Heck, J.E., 2022. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 245, p.114025.
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. EPA weight-of-evidence category, "possible human carcinogen." US EPA, 2004. Office of Pesticide Programs. List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential. July 29, 2004. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/carlist/
2. Extension Toxicology Network (EXTOXNET) Pesticide Information Profiles. http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/ghindex.html
3. 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.