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Gateway test
Oxamyl
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: N-methyl carbamate
- Uses: Fungicide to treat vetch, golf course turf, and lawns, controls downy mildew, damping-off, seed rot, and Phytophthora pest species.
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: No
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: No
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (1)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (2)
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes (2)
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (2)
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (2)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (2)
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (signed 09/2007)
- Supporting information:
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. Extension Toxicology Network (EXTOXNET) Pesticide Information Profiles. http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/ghindex.html
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.