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Isoxaflutole

General Information

• Product Names:

  BALANCE PRO 
  EPIC DF 
  CORVUS 
  PREQUEL 
  

• Chemical Class: Isoxazole herbicide
• Uses: For use on field corn for the control of annual broadleaf weeds
• Alternatives: Organic Agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Probable (8)
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (8)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental: Yes (8)
• 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 Factsheet
  • Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status of Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to Glyphosate and Isoxaflutole
• Supporting information:
  • Fluoride Action Network
    WHO Review
• Studies:
  • Scribner, E.A.et al. 2006. Occurrence of isoxaflutole, acetamide, and triazine herbicides and their degradation products in 10 Iowa Rivers draining to the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, 2004. USGS Report 2006-5169, 84 p.