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Activity:
Herbicide
(unclassified)
Structure:
Adverse
Effects:
Environmental
As
of October 2003, no toxicological information available.
There are a two reference to Thidiazimin as a Protox inhibitor
- also known as a photobleaching herbicide.
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Phototoxic
Pesticide.
Light-dependent peroxidizing herbicides
(LDPHs). US EPA identified the organofluorine herbicides
Acifluorfen, Azafenidin, Carfentrazone-ethyl,
Flumiclorac-penty, Flumioxazin, Fluthiacet-methyl, Fomesafen,
Lactofen, Oxadiargyl, Oxadiazon, Oxyfluorfen, Sulfentrazone,
Thidiazimin as phototoxic
pesticides that act by inhibiting protoporphyringen
oxidase in the heme and chlorophyll biosynthetic pathway.
[10 out of the 13 pesticides that EPA identified are organofluorines].
SEE http://www.fluoridealert.org/pesticides/PHOTOTOXICITY.PAGE.htm
Ref: December 11, 2001 - US EPA. Revised
Environmental Fate and Effects Division Preliminary Risk
Assessment for the Oxyfluorfen Reregistration Eligibility
Decision Document - also at: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reregistration/oxyfluorfen/oxyefedchap.pdf
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