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Fungicides and/or nematicides

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Fungicide and/or nematicide Trade name Classificationa Oral LD Acute oral Acute dermal Remarks
1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) Telone, Telone II R1,3,5 250 Moderate Moderate Probable human carcinogen. Causes severe eye damage through contact. May cause lung, liver, and kidney damage, and respiratory system irritation through prolonged contact. May cause allergic skin reaction.
Aldicarb Temik R4 1 High High Carbamate insecticide/nematicide. Extremely toxic to mammals. Has the potential to leach into groundwater.
Azoxystrobin Quadris G >5,000 Low Moderate May cause mild irritation following eye contact.
Bordeaux mixture Bordeaux mixture G NA Very low Very low
Captan Rival, Captan G 8,400 Very low Very low Causes irreversible eye damage through direct contact. May cause allergic skin reaction. May cause eye irritation. Toxic to fish.
Carboxin Vitavax G 3,820 Low Very low
Chlorothalonil Bravo G 10,000 Very low Very low May irritate eyes. Very toxic to fish and other marine organisms.
Cyproconazole Alto G Harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through skin. Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Causes moderate eye irritation. Do not apply directly to water, or to areas where surface water is present, or to intertidal areas below the mean high water mark. Do not contaminate water when disposing of equipment wash water.The use of this chemical in areas where soils are permeable, particularly where the water table is shallow, may result in groundwater contamination.
Difenoconazole Dividend G 1,453 Low Low Toxic to fish. Practically nontoxic to birds, honeybees, and earthworms.
Ethoprop Mocap R2 34 High High Organophosphate insecticide/nematicide. Highly toxic to birds; toxic to fish, other aquatic invertebrates, and other wildlife.
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a G refers to general use, R refers to restricted use. Reasons for restrictions are as follows: R1 = acute oral toxicity; R2 = acute dermal toxicity; R3 = acute inhalation toxicity; R4 = accident history; R5 = ability to cause tumors (oncogenicity); R6 = ability to cause birth defects (teratogenicity); R7 = fetotoxicity; R8 = reproductive effects (not applicable to pesticides recommended in this publication at this time); R9 = effects on birds; R10 = effects on fish or other aquatic life; R11 = effects on terrestrial wildlife; R12 = groundwater contamination potential; R13 = hazardous to nontarget plants; R14 = worker exposure concerns.

b Based on technical product.

NA— means not available.

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