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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:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Likely ()
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes ()
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (, , )
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- Birth/Developmental: Yes (, )
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes ()
- Potential Leacher: Yes ()
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes ()
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- 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.
- Tomkiel, M., Baćmaga, M., Borowik, A., Kucharski, J. and Wyszkowska, J., 2019. Effect of a mixture of flufenacet and isoxaflutole on population numbers of soil-dwelling microorganisms, enzymatic activity of soil, and maize yield. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 54(10), pp.832-842.