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ACTIVITY: Insecticide
(Inorganic)
Regulatory
Information
(only comprehensive for the US) |
| US
EPA Registered: |
No
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| US
EPA PC Code: |
075311 |
| Other
Information |
| Molecular
Formula: |
INORGANIC |
| Of special interest: |
| PAN
Data |
| Adverse Effects:
As
of February 2005, no data available. |
Inorganic
Insecticides Some of the oldest insecticides
used in agriculture are the inorganic compounds. Some of the
inorganics that remain in use are sulfur, sodium fluosilicate,
cryolite, diatomaceous earth, silica gels, boric acid, and
soaps.
Silica
Aerogel - Silica gels are produced by reacting sodium
silicate and sulfuric acid to produce absorbents and dehydrating
agents. Two commercial
insecticides are made by this process; they are Dri-die
76 (silica gel + ammonium fluosilicate) and Drione
(silica gel + pyrethrins). This product also works mechanically
by disrupting the solid was layer on the outside of the insect
cuticle. Without this layer the insect is very susceptible
to dehydration. Insects
killed by Drione include; ants, bed bugs, bees, boxelder bugs,
cadelle beetles, cheese mites, cigarette beetles, cockroaches,
confused flour beetles, crickets, mealworms, drugstore beetles,
firebrats, fleas, grain mites, granary weevils, rice weevils,
saw-toothed grain beetles, silverfish, spiders, ticks, and
wasps.Ê These products
are used mostly in and around the home.
Ref: from:
"INSECTICIDE CLASSIFICATION" |
Related
Chemicals:
Ref: Pesticide Action Network (PAN)
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| CAS No. |
Relation |
Chemical Name |
PAN
& FAN data |
Some
Notes from FAN: |
| 16893-85-9 |
Parent
* |
Sodium
fluosilicate |
PAN
FAN |
US
EPA List 3 inert
Registered
in:
Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, Tanzania, Vietnam
UK:
Cancelled
|
| 16919-19-0 |
Related
(1) |
Ammonium
fluosilicate |
PAN
FAN |
US
EPA List 3 inert
SYN:
Ammonium
silicofluoride |
| 62449-69-8 |
Related
(1) |
Ammonium
fluosilicate on silica gel |
PAN
|
SYN:
Barium hexafluorosilicate |
| 17125-80-3 |
Related
(1) |
Barium
fluosilicate |
PAN
FAN |
Registered
in: India
EU:
Not allowed to be used as an active ingredient after July
25, 2003
SYN:
Barium hexafluorosilicate |
| 12062-24-7 |
Related
(1) |
Cupric
fluosilicate |
PAN
FAN |
SYN:
Copper silicofluoride,
Cupric hexafluorosilicate |
| 1327-43-1 |
Related
(1) |
Magnesium
aluminum fluosilicate |
PAN
FAN |
US
EPA List 3 inert |
| 16949-65-8 |
Related
(1) |
Magnesium
fluosilicate |
PAN
FAN |
- |
| 53404-77-6 |
Related
(1) |
Sodium
aluminum fluosilicate |
PAN
FAN |
- |
| 16871-71-9 |
Related
(1) |
Zinc
fluosilicate |
PAN
FAN |
PAN
Bad Actor Chemical:
Developmental or Reproductive Toxin
SYN:
Zinc silicofluoride |
Explanation
from PAN: |
*
Parent: Compounds labeled with a "P" are the parent
compound of the group. The parent chemical was chosen on the
basis of available toxicity information, where chemicals with
the maximum amount of toxicity information assigned to parent
status. Where no toxicity information was available for any
member of a group, we assigned parent status to the least
derivatized member of the group for organic compounds (e.g.,
benzoic acid would be the parent instead of methyl benzoate),
the sodium salt (for compounds with a common anion), or the
chloride salt (for compounds with a common cation). These
are general guidelines and not hard and fast rules, because
the groups are rarely so easy to categorize. For some groups
with no obvious parent, assignment of parent status was arbitrary. |
Group
1: Salts, esters and/or complexes of the parent chemical,
e.g., glyphosate and glyphosate, isopropylamine salt; 2,4-D
and 2,4-D, butoxyethyl ester. Alternatively, the parent
compound itself is an ester or salt, and related compounds
are other esters or salts.
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