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Trifloxystrobin

General Information

• Product Names:
  Flint (Bayer)
  Stratego (Bayer)
  Gem (Bayer)
  Absolute (Bayer) formulated with Tebuconazole
  Adament (Bayer) formulated with Tebuconazole
  Evergol (Bayer) formulated with Penflufen
  Compass (Bayer)

• Chemical Class: Beta-methoxyacryl ester fungicide
• Uses: Cucurbit vegetables, pome fruits, grapes, peanuts, turfgrass, ornamentals
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not Likely
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (39)
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (39)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (39)
• Birth/Developmental: Yes (39)
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (39)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Factsheet (1999)
• Studies:
• Identification of chemicals that mimic transcriptional changes associated with autism, brain aging and neurodegeneration. Pearson, B.L., Simon, J.M., McCoy, E.S., Salazar, G., Fragola, G. and Zylka, M.J., 2016. Nature communications, 7(1), pp.1-12.