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Imazapyr
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: imidazolinone herbicide
- Uses: Agriculture, forestry, right-of-way, lawns and landscapes.
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture, least-toxic right-of-way managment, organic lawn care
- 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: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes (1)
- Potential Leacher: Yes (1)
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: yes (2)
- Toxic to Bees: yes (2)
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Registration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (09/2006)
- Supporting information:
- PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
- Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
- Exposure impacts of Imazapyr formulation on larval development and thyroid histology of Xenopus laevis. Babalola, O.O. and van Wyk, J.H. (2021) Exposure impacts of Imazapyr formulation on larval development and thyroid histology of Xenopus laevis, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-14227-4.
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. 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.
2. Pesticide Action Network Pesticide Database. http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Search_Chemicals.jsp.