Plifenate (Ref: MB 6046)
Last updated: 24/01/2023
(Also known as: acetofenate; penfenate; enfenate; MEB-6046)
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
 
An insecticide active against a wide range of pests including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera and various animal ectoparasites
Flies; Lice; Bedbugs; Carpet beetles; Moths; Mosquitoes
Public health applications; Domestic households
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Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries
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Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A chiral molecule. Substance is racemic.
C₁₀H₇Cl₅O₂
CC(=O)OC(C1=CC(=C(C=C1)Cl)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
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FSGNOVKGEXRRHD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H7Cl5O2/c1-5(16)17-9(10(13,14)15)6-2-3-7(11)8(12)4-6/h2-4,9H,1H3
Yes
Insecticide
Unclassified substance
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Synthetic
Contact and respiratory activity. Long residual effect.
21757-82-4
244-573-7
None allocated
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89040
No data found
336.43
rac-(1R)-2,2,2-trichloro-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl acetate
(1RS)-2,2,2-trichloro-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl acetate
3,4-dichloro-a-(trichloromethyl)benzenemethyl acetate
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not known
Not applicable
None identified
Colourless crystalline solid
Usually formulated as dusts or ULV
50
Moderate
600000
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Cyclohexanone
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84.5
E2 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
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409.1
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165.9
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8.32 X 1004
Calculated
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4.92
High
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
10000
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Low
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> 2500
Gallus gallus domesticus
Low
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> 0.5
Leuciscus idus
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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10000
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Low
1000
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0.56
Rat
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
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
No data found
No data found
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
No data found
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
No data found
No data found
 
No information available
No information available
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NL (Not listed)
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plifenate
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Record last updated:
24/01/2023
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