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Hydrogen peroxide
General Information
- Chemical Class: Antimicrobial disinfectant
- Uses: Many non-food and food crops (e.g., fruits, nuts, and vegetables) indoors and outdoors, before and after harvest; food storage facilities to control microbes, including fungi and bacteria, that cause plant diseases.
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
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 ()
- 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: Not documented
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