Adverse Effects
Fluenetil
CAS No.
4301-50-2
 
 

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Activity: Acaricide
Also known as Fluenethyl
Structure:

Adverse Effects:
Environmental

-- Major Uses Include: This material has been used as an acaricide and insecticide (Farm Chemicals Handbook 1984, p. C-133). Its main use was as a dormant spray for orchard fruit. It is no longer made (Buchel 1983, p. 177). Not registered as a pesticide in the U.S. (USEPA/Pesticide Index 1985).
-- Toxicological information: not available.
Ref: US EPA Chemical Profile - http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/CeppoEHS.nsf/Profiles/4301-50-2?OpenDocument


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Acute Aquatic Ecotoxicity Summaries for Fluenethyl on Fish
Ref: PAN Pesticides Database - Chemical Toxicity Studies on Aquatic Organisms
http://www.pesticideinfo.org/PCW/List_AquireAcuteSum.jsp?CAS_No=4301-50-2&Rec_Id=PC37991&Taxa_Group=Fish
Common Name Scientific Name Avg Species LC50 (ug/L) LC50-Std Dev Number of Studies Avg Species Rating
Fish      
Rainbow trout, donaldson trout Oncorhynchus mykiss 962.0 78.0 2 Highly Toxic

 
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