Tebuconazole is a triazole fungicide used agriculturally to treat plant pathogenic fungi.

Environmental Hazards

Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers this fungicide to be safe for humans, it may still pose a risk. It is listed as a possible carcinogen in the United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs carcinogen list with a rating of C (possible carcinogen). Its acute toxicity is moderate.[2] According to the World Health Organization toxicity classification, it is listed as III, which means slightly hazardous.[citation needed]

Due to the potential for endocrine-disrupting effects, tebuconazole was assessed by the Swedish Chemicals Agency[3] as being potentially removed from the market by EU regulation 1107/2009.[4]

References

  1. ^ Tebuconazole, - Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  2. ^ EPA regulation on Tebuconazole Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Interpretation of criteria for approval of active substances in the proposed EU plant protection regulation". Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI). 2008-09-23. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  4. ^ "European regulation 1107/2009". 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2010-10-28.

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