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Imazapic

General Information

• Product Names:

  Cadre dg peanut herbicide
  Cadre herbicide technical
  Eti 115 h technical
  Imazapic technical
  Journey herbicide
  Kifix 70 dg herbicide
  Nufarm imazapic 2sl herbicide
  Oasis herbicide
  Plateau dg herbicide

• Chemical Class: Imidazolinone
• Uses: Control selected annual and perennial grasses and broadleaf weeds.
• Alternatives: Organic Agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: N/A
• Endocrine Disruption: N/A
• Reproductive Effects: N/A
• Neurotoxicity: N/A
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Slight (1)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Eye Irritant (2)
• Birth/Developmental: N/A
• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (2, 1)
• Potential Leacher: Moderate (2, 1)
• Toxic to Birds: Low (2)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Possible (3)
• Toxic to Bees: Low (2)

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • Federal Register :: Imazapic; Pesticide Tolerance (12/26/2001)
  • Imidazolinone Herbicides: Imazamox, Imazapic, and Imazethapyr. Draft Human Health Risk Assessment for Registration Review (2018)
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Gupta, P.K., 2018. Toxicity of herbicides. In Veterinary toxicology (pp. 553-567). Academic Press.
  • Estimating the aquatic risk from exposure to up to twenty-two pesticide active ingredients in waterways discharging to the Great Barrier Reef. Warne, M. et al. (2023) Estimating the aquatic risk from exposure to up to twenty-two pesticide active ingredients in waterways discharging to the Great Barrier Reef, Science of The Total Environment. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723032552.
  • The effect of microplastics on behaviors of chiral imidazolinone herbicides in the aquatic environment: Residue, degradation and distribution. Hu, M., Hou, N., Li, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, H., Zeng, D., & Tan, H. (2021). The effect of microplastics on behaviors of chiral imidazolinone herbicides in the aquatic environment: Residue, degradation and distribution. Journal of hazardous materials, 418, 126176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126176