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Fenoxaprop-ethyl (FE)

General Information

• Product Names:
  Acclaim 0.5 We Herbicide (Bayer)

  Acclaim 0.75ec Herbicide (Bayer)

  Acclaim 1ec Herbicide (Bayer)

  Whip 0.75 Ec Herbicide (Bayer)

  Whip 1 Ec Herbicide (Bayer)

  Whip Technical (Bayer)
• Chemical Class: Aryloxyphenoxy propionic acid
• Uses: Not Registered in U.S.: A selective, postemergence herbicide for control of annual and perennial grass weeds in crops such as beans, beets, cotton, groundnuts, potatoes and other vegetables.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Organic land managment
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Suggestive (1, 2)
• Endocrine Disruption: Suspected (3)
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (4, 5)
• Neurotoxicity: Insufficiently Studied
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (4)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes = Skin (2)
• Birth/Developmental: Yes (4)
• Detected in Groundwater: Insufficiently Studied
• Potential Leacher: Low (2)
• Toxic to Birds: Possible (2)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (2)
• Toxic to Bees: Possible (2)

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • Only Enriched Isomer Formulation is EPA Registered [Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (FPE)]
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Differential effects of herbicides atrazine and fenoxaprop-ethyl, and insecticides diazinon and malathion, on viability and maturation of porcine oocytes in vitro. Casas, E., Bonilla, E., Ducolomb, Y., & Betancourt, M. (2010). Differential effects of herbicides atrazine and fenoxaprop-ethyl, and insecticides diazinon and malathion, on viability and maturation of porcine oocytes in vitro. Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA, 24(1), 224–230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2009.09.004
  • The potential endocrine disruption of pesticide transformation products (TPs): The blind spot of pesticide risk assessment. Ji, C., Song, Q., Chen, Y., Zhou, Z., Wang, P., Liu, J., Sun, Z., & Zhao, M. (2020). The potential endocrine disruption of pesticide transformation products (TPs): The blind spot of pesticide risk assessment. Environment international, 137, 105490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105490