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Linuron

General Information

• Product Names:

  Layby (Tessenderlo Kerley) formulated with Diuron
  Linex (Terssenderlo Kerley)

• Chemical Class: Substituted urea herbicide
• Uses: Restricted Use Pesticide used to control germinating and newly emerging grasses and broad-leafed weeds on agricultural crops, ornamental bulbs and poplar trees.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Possible (8)
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (30)
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (8)
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Tolerance Reassessment Eligibility Decision (TRED) Signed (5/2002)
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) (3/1995)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Linuron Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticide Database – Linuron (Pesticide Action Network) 
• Studies:
• Environmental Control of Astrocyte Pathogenic Activities in CNS Inflammation. Wheeler, M.A., Jaronen, M., Covacu, R., Zandee, S.E., Scalisi, G., Rothhammer, V., Tjon, E.C., Chao, C.C., Kenison, J.E., Blain, M. and Rao, V.T., 2019. Cell, 176(3), pp.581-596.