Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management
Florpyrauxifen-benzyl
Updated June 2019
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Arylpicolinate class of herbicides; Synthetic auxin
- Uses: Systemic herbicide used on rice, post-emergence grass, sedge, and broadleaf weed control in several states and for national use to control invasive species such as hydrilla, watermilfoil, crested floating heart in freshwater aquatic sites.
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Suggestive Evidence (71)
- Endocrine Disruption: Suggestive Evidence (71)
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Suggestive Evidence (71)
- 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: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
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