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GENERAL INFORMATION
for promecarb

Description: An obsolete phenyl methylcarbamate insecticide once used to combat foliage and fruit eating insects

Introduction: circa 1967

EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414):

Status	Not approved
Dossier rapporteur/co-rapporteur	-
Date inclusion expires	Expired

Approved for use () or known to be used () in the following European countries:

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

General status:

Pesticide type	Insecticide
Substance group	Carbamate
Substance origin	Synthetic
Mode of action	Systemic. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor.
CAS RN	2631-37-0
EC number	220-113-0
CIPAC number	8258
US EPA chemical code	271400
Chiral molecule	No
Chemical formula	C12H17NO2
SMILES	CC1=CC(=CC(=C1)OC(=O)NC)C(C)C
International Chemical Identifier (InChI)	InChI=1/C12H17NO2/c1-8(2)10-5-9(3)6-11(7-10)15-12(14)13-4/h5-8H,1-4H3,(H,13,14)
Structure diagram/image available?	Yes
Molecular mass (g mol-1)	207.3
PIN (Preferred Identification Name)	-
IUPAC name	5-methyl-m-cumenyl methylcarbamate
CAS name	3-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)phenyl methylcarbamate
Other status information	Marine Pollutant
Herbicide Resistance Classification (HRAC)	Not applicable
Insecticide Resistance Classification (IRAC)	1A
Fungicide Resistance Classification (FRAC)	Not applicable
Physical state	Solid
Related substances & organisms	-

Formulations:

Property	Value
Example manufacturers of products using this active	-
Example products using this active	-
UK LERAP status	No UK approval for use or outside scope
Formulation and application details	-

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
for promecarb

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Solubility - In water at 20oC (mg l-1)		91	H4	Moderate
Solubility - In organic solvents at 20oC (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Melting point (oC)		87	L3	-
Boiling point (oC)		-	-	-
Degradation point (oC)		-	-	-
Flashpoint (oC)		-	-	-
Octanol-water partition coefficient at pH 7, 20oC	P	1.26 X 1003	Calculated	-
	Log P	3.1	V3	High
Bulk density (g ml-1)/Specific gravity		-	-	-
Dissociation constant (pKa) at 25oC		-	-	-
		Note:
Vapour pressure at 25oC (mPa)		4	H4	Volatile
Henry's law constant at 25oC (Pa m3 mol-1)		9.10 X 10-03	H4	Non-volatile
Henry's law constant at 20oC (dimensionless)		3.74 X 10-06	Calculated	Moderately volatile
GUS leaching potential index		1.98	Calculated	Transition state
SCI-GROW groundwater index (μg l-1) for a 1 kg ha-1 or 1 l ha-1 application rate	Value	6.26 X 10-02	Calculated	-
	Note	-
Potential for particle bound transport index		-	Calculated	Low
Maximum UV-vis absorption L mol-1 cm-1		-	-	-
Surface tension (mN m-1)		-	-	-

Degradation:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Soil degradation (days) (aerobic)	DT50 (typical)	20	M4	Non-persistent
	DT50 (lab at 20oC)	-	-	-
	DT50 (field)	28	L3	Non-persistent
	DT90 (lab at 20oC)	-	-	-
	DT90 (field)	-	-	-
	Note	Best available data
Aqueous photolysis DT50 (days) at pH 7	Value	-	-	-
	Note	-
Aqueous hydrolysis DT50 (days) at 20oC and pH 7	Value	103	L3	Persistent
	Note	-
Water-Sediment DT50 (days)		-	-	-
Water phase only DT50 (days)		-	-	-

Soil adsorption and mobility:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Linear	Kd	-	H3	Moderately mobile
	Koc	300
	Notes and range	Other sources: 2000 mL/g (DW3)
Freundlich	Kf	-	-	-
	Kfoc	-
	1/n	-
	Notes and range	-
pH sensitivity		-

ECOTOXICOLOGY
for promecarb

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Bio-concentration factor	BCF	75	Q2 Estimated	Low potential
	CT50 (days)	Not available		-
Bioaccumulation potential		-	Calculated	Low
Mammals - Acute oral LD50 (mg kg-1)		35	V3 Rat	High
Mammals - Short term dietary NOEL	(mg kg-1)	-	-	-
	(ppm diet)	-		-
Birds - Acute LD50 (mg kg-1)		78	V3 Phasianidae	High
Birds - Short term dietary (LC50/LD50)		-	-	-
Fish - Acute 96 hour LC50 (mg l-1)		0.31	L3 Oncorhynchus mykiss	Moderate
Fish - Chronic 21 day NOEC (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Aquatic invertebrates - Acute 48 hour EC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Aquatic invertebrates - Chronic 21 day NOEC (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Aquatic crustaceans - Acute 96 hour LC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Sediment dwelling organisms - Acute 96 hour LC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Sediment dwelling organisms - Chronic 28 day NOEC, static, water (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Sediment dwelling organisms - Chronic 28 day NOEC, sediment (mg kg-1)		-	-	-
Aquatic plants - Acute 7 day EC50, biomass (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Algae - Acute 72 hour EC50, growth (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Algae - Chronic 96 hour NOEC, growth (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Honeybees - Acute 48 hour LD50 (μg bee-1)		1.1	L2 Unknown mode	Moderate
Earthworms - Acute 14 day LC50 (mg kg-1)		> 8.81	R4 Eisenia foetida	High
Earthworms - Chronic 14 day NOEC, reproduction (mg kg-1)		-	-	-
Other soil macro-organisms - e.g. Collembola	LR50 / EC50 / NOEC / % Effect	-	-	-
Other arthropod (1)	LR50 g ha-1	-	-	-
	% Effect	-	-	-
Other arthropod (2)	LR50 g ha-1	-	-	-
	% Effect	-	-	-
Soil micro-organisms		-	-	-
Mesocosm study data	NOEAEC mg l-1	-	-	-
	NOEAEC mg l-1	-	-	-

HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
for promecarb

General:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Mammals - Acute oral LD50 (mg kg-1)		35	V3 Rat	High
Mammals - Dermal LD50 (mg kg-1 body weight)		450	L3 Rat	-
Mammals - Inhalation LC50 (mg l-1)		0.16	L3 Rat, 4 hr	-
Other Mammal toxicity endpoints		-		-
ADI - Acceptable Daily Intake (mg kg-1bw day-1)		-	-	-
ARfD - Acute Reference Dose (mg kg-1bw day-1)		-	-	-
AOEL - Acceptable Operator Exposure Level - Systemic (mg kg-1bw day-1)		-	-	-
Dermal penetration studies (%)		-	-	-
Dangerous Substances Directive 76/464		-	-	-
Exposure Limits		-	-	-
Exposure Routes	Public	-
	Occupational	-
Examples of European MRLs (mg kg-1)	Value	-
	Note	For the EU pesticides database click here
Drinking Water MAC (μg l-1)		-	-	-

Health issues:

Carcinogen	Mutagen	Endocrine disrupter	Reproduction / development effects	Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor	Neurotoxicant	Respiratory tract irritant	Skin irritant	Eye irritant
	-	-	-
General human health issues		Toxic is swallowed

: Yes, known to cause a problem
: No, known not to cause a problem
: Possibly, status not identified
- : No data

Handling issues:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
General		No information available
CLP classification 2013		-
EC Risk Classification		T - Toxic: R25 N - Dangerous for the environment: R50, R53
EC Safety Classification		S1/2, S24, S37, S45, S60, S61
WHO Classification		O	-	Obsolete substance
US EPA Classification (formulation)		No consensus across products or no products available	-	-
UN Number		-
Waste disposal & packaging		-

TRANSLATIONS
for promecarb

Language	Name
English	promecarb
French	promecarbe
German	Promecarb
Danish	promecarb
Italian	promecarb
Spanish	promecarb
Greek	promecarb
Slovenian	promekarb
Polish	promekarb
Swedish	-
Hungarian	-
Dutch	promecarb

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Record last updated: Monday 29 July 2013
Contact: aeru@herts.ac.uk