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Gateway test
Nithiazine
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: nitromethylene neonicotinoid insecticide
- Uses: Housefly control in animal housing facilities (especially poultry facilities; also feed lots, dairy barns, loafing sheds, and stables), and in industrial and other locations (such as garbage chutes, dumpsters, loading docks, grease pits, rest areas, and outdoor restrooms).
- Alternatives: ManageSafe™, 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: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (2)
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. USEPA. 2010. Proposed Registration Review Final Decision for Nithiazine. Pesticide Re-evaluation Division. https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0847-0010
2. Smith-Schoenwalder, C. 2019. EPA Approves Pesticide Harmful to Bees. Retrieved October 27, 2020, from https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-07-12/epa-approves-pesticide-harmful-to-bees.