Butan-1-ol
Last updated: 13/04/2021
(Also known as: butyl alcohol; 1-butanol; n-butanol; n-butyl alcohol; butyl hydroxide)
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
Chemical without pesticidal activity that is sometimes used as a solvent in crop protection product formulations
Current
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Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not applicable - not a ppp. May be authorised at national level under different legislation
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
No
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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C₄H₁₀O
CCCCO
No data
LRHPLDYGYMQRHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-2-3-4-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3
Yes
Other substance
Solvent
Alcohol
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Synthetic
Inert
71-36-3
200-751-6
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74.12
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butan-1-ol
1-butanol
Potential groundwater pollutant
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Colourless, slightly viscous liquid
77000
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
High
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-90
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
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117.2
P3 P = Other governments and regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
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37
P3 P = Other governments and regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
(closed cup)
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7.59 X 1000
Calculated
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0.88
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
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0.81
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16.1
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Very weak acid
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
790
P3 P = Other governments and regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Moderate
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1200
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Low
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500
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Daphnia magna
Low
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500
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
Low (class I)
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790
P3 P = Other governments and regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Moderate
4200
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
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17.76
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat 4 hr
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
XNo, known not to cause a problem
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
No data found
XNo, known not to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
Liver and kidney toxicant
Flammable IMDG Transport Code is usually 3
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None - not a ppp
1120
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butan-1-ol
1-butanol
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1-butanolo
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butylowy alkohol
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1-butanolen
Record last updated:
13/04/2021
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242