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Fluorine and organofluorine pesticides cited in the 1998 Swedish report: Examples of substances requiring particular attention.
1998 - The report, Examples of substances requiring particular attention, was issued by the Swedish National Chemicals Inspectorate in collaboration with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish National Board of Occupational Safety and Health. NATIONAL CHEMICALS INSPECTORATE. Order No 510 622. Second, revised edition, 1998. Also available at: http://www.kemi.se/publikationer/obs_eng/OBS98.pdf
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following chemicals listed in this report are included in the the FAN
pesticide list. |
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| The grounds for selecting substances to the Observation List were chemical substances which fulfil at least one of the ListÕs selection criteria of danger to human health or the environment and at the same time occurred in Sweden in 1996 in chemical products in quantities exceeding 1 ton, according to the Chemicals InspectorateÕs Products Register. | |||||
| Danger to human health / Properties | CAS No. | Number
of preparations |
Preparation
types (import/manufacture according to the Chemicals InspectorateÕs Products Register) |
FAN information for pesticide use type | |
| Cryolite aluminum trisodium hexafluoride |
High chronic toxicity | 15096-52-3 | 29 (0) | intermediates,
raw material binders process regulators |
Insecticide
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| Boron trifluoride | Very high acute toxicity | 7637-07-2 | < 5 | intermediates, raw material | Fumigant |
| 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane
HCFC-142b |
Dangerous
for the ozone layer |
75-68-3 | < 5 | blowing
agents intermediates, raw material cleaning agents |
Solvent EPA List 2 Inert |
| Chlorodifluoromethane HCFC-22 |
Dangerous for the ozone layer | 75-45-6 | 46 (10) | refrigerants jointing materials blowing agents |
Insecticide,
EPA List 2 Inert |
| Dichlofluanide | Sensitising Very high toxicity to aquatic organisms |
1085-98-9 | 58 (29) | paints,
varnishes preservatives pesticides |
Acaracide
Fungicide (phenylsulfamide) |
| Dichlorodifluoromethane CFC-12 |
Dangerous for the ozone layer | 75-71-8 | 7 (1) | refrigerants jointing materials cutting fluids |
Insecticide,
EPA List 2 Inert |
| 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane CFC-113 |
Dangerous for the ozone layer | 76-13-1 | 6 (0) | laboratory
chemicals lubricants cleaning agents |
EPA List 2 Inert |
| The substance listed below has been deleted from the previous Observation List since, according to the Chemicals InspectorateÕs Products Register, as it no longer occurs in quantities exceeding 1 ton. | ||
| - | FAN information for pesticide use type | |
| 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane | CAS No. 76-14-2 | Propellant Former EPA List 2 Inert |
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