Gateway test

Propamocarb hydrochloride

General Information

• Product Names:

  Previcur (Bayer)
  Banol Turf and Ornamental (Bayer)
  Proplant (Agriphar)
  Promess (Agriphar)
  V-10162 (Valent) formulated with Fluopicolide

• Chemical Class: Carbamate fungicide
• Uses: Controls Pythium spp. and Phtophthora spp.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

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: No
• 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

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (revised 09/1995)
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Propamocarb hydrochloride
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Pre-Conception And First Trimester Exposure To Pesticides And Associations With Stillbirth. Furlong, M. et al. (2024) Pre-conception and first trimester exposure to pesticides and associations with stillbirth, American Journal of Epidemiology. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/aje/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/aje/kwae198/7714541.
  • A Th2-type immune response and low-grade systemic inflammatory reaction as potential immunotoxic effects in intensive agriculture farmers exposed to pesticides . Lozano-Paniagua, D. et al. (2024) ‘A th2-type immune response and low-grade systemic inflammatory reaction as potential immunotoxic effects in intensive agriculture farmers exposed to pesticides’, Science of The Total Environment, 938, p. 173545. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173545.
  • Pesticide Residues on Three Cut Flower Species and Potential Exposure of Florists in Belgium. Toumi, K., Vleminckx, C., Van Loco, J., & Schiffers, B. (2016). Pesticide Residues on Three Cut Flower Species and Potential Exposure of Florists in Belgium. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(10), 943. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13100943
  • Preconception and first trimester exposure to pesticides and associations with stillbirth. Furlong, M. A., Paul, K. C., Parra, K. L., Fournier, A. J., Ellsworth, P. C., Cockburn, M. G., Arellano, A. F., Bedrick, E. J., Beamer, P. I., & Ritz, B. (2025). Preconception and first trimester exposure to pesticides and associations with stillbirth. American journal of epidemiology, 194(1), 44–55. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwae198