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Gateway test
Fenarimol
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Pyrimidine fungicide
- Uses: Foliar fungicide used in agriculture on apples, bananas, cherries, filberts, grapes, pears, and pecans; also used on ornamental plants, trees and turf.
- Alternatives: Organic Agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes (1, 2)
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (3)
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Registration Review
- TRED signed 12/2002
- Supporting information:
- PAN Pesticides Database: Fenarmirol (Pesticide Action Network)
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. Colborn, T., et al. 1994. Developmental Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Wildlife and Humans. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 14:469-489. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.93101378.
2. European Commission. Endocrine Disruptors: Study on Gathering Information on 435 Substances with Insufficient Data. Final Report. EU DG Environment: B4-3040/2001/325850/MAR/C2. BKH Consulting Engineers: M0355037. November 2002. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/endocrine/pdf/bkh_report.pdf#page=76.
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.