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PCNB (Quintozene, Pentachloronitrobenzene)

General Information

• Fact Sheet: PCNB.pdf
• Product Names:

  Ridomil Gold (Syngenta) formulated with Metalaxyl
  Kodiax A-T (Bayer) formulated with Metalaxyl, and Bt
  Prevail Allegiance Terraclor Vitavax (Bayer) formulated with Carboxin, and Metalaxyl
  Par-Flo (AMVAC Chemical)
  Win-Flo (AMVAC Chemical)
  Terraclor (AMVAC Chemcial)
  Trufcide (AMVAC Chemical)
  3-Way Snow Mold Fungicide (The Andersons Lawn Fertilizer Division) formulated with Chlorothalonil, and Propiconazole

• Chemical Class: Organochlorine fungicide
• Uses: Control of diseases in vegetables (predominantly green beans and cole crops), field crops (cotton, potatoes, and peanuts), and seeds (seed treatments of barley, beans, corn, cotton, oats, peas, peanut, rice, safflower, sorghum, soybean, sugar beet, and wheat);also used on turf (golf courses, sod farms, commercial and industrial turf, and residential lawns) and ornamentals.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Organic lawn care
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Possible (1)
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (2)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (3)
• Birth/Developmental: Yes (4)
• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (2)
• Potential Leacher: Yes (2)
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (5)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (2)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database

• Tree-boring Caterpillars

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (7/2006)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet PCNB Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:PCNB (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Scorecard Quintozene Factsheet (Environmental Defense Fund)