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ACTIVITY: US
EPA List 3 Inert
Regulatory
Information
(only comprehensive for the US) |
| US
EPA Registered: |
Yes
List
3 Inert |
| Of
special interest: |
| US EPA did not
include a CAS No. |
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Adverse
Effects:
See PFOS
-PFOA perfluorinated chemicals |
US
EPA List of Inerts. This
substance is on List
3.
Note:
US EPA allows so-called "Inert" ingredients to be commonly
mixed with the "active" pesticidal ingredient
to create a formulated pesticide product. According
to EPA, "The term `inert' is not intended to imply
nontoxicity; the ingredient may or may not be chemically
active." "Inert" ingredients include solvents,
emulsifiers, spreaders, and other substances mixed into
pesticide products to increase the effectiveness of the
active ingredients, make the product easier to apply, or
to allow several active ingredients to mix in one solution.
Both US EPA and California Department of Pesticide Regulation
require pesticide manufacturers to identify inert ingredients
in their products but do not disclose this information to
the general public because the pesticide industry considers
product formulations trade secrets, protected by law and
by the US EPA. The US EPA category of Inerts (as of September
2003):
List 1 - Of Toxicological
Concern
List 2 - Potentially
Toxic / High Priority for Testing
List
3 - Of Unknown Toxicity
List 4A - Generally Regarded as Safe
List 4B - EPA states it has Sufficient Information to Reasonably
Conclude that the Current Use Pattern in Pesticide Products
will not Adversely Affect Public Health or the Environment
List 4 (all)
See
good report: Toxic
Secrets": "Inert" Ingredients in Pesticides
1987-1997, published by Northwest
Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides.
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