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Bromoxynil

General Information

• Product Names:
  Buctril (Bayer)
  Bronate (Bayer)formulated with MCPA
  Huskie (Bayer) formulated with Methanone
  Wolverine (Bayer) formulated with fenoxaprop-p-ethyl
  Carnivore (Winfield) formulated with MCPA and Fluoxpyr meptyl
  Vendeta (Wilbur-Ellis) formulated with MCPA
  Starane (Dow) formulated with fluroxypr meptyl
  Maestro (Nufarm) formulated with MCPA
• Chemical Class: Benzonitrile herbicide
• Uses: Agriculture, Lawns/broadleaf plants
• Alternatives: Organic Agriculture, Organic lawn care
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Possible (8)
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36)
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (8)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
• Birth/Developmental: Yes (21, 8)
• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (37)
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/1998)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Pesticide Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies:
• Autism: Transient in utero hypothyroxinemia related to maternal flavonoid ingestion during pregnancy and to other environmental antithyroid agents. Román, G, C. 2007. Journal of the Neurological Sciences; 262(1-2), pp 15-26