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
Human health High alert: Neurotoxicant
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
A potent and selective drug used to produce sedation and analgesia mainly in large animals
Prescription only medicine to be authorised by a veterinarian (POM-V)
Sedivet 10 mg/l Solution for Injection for Horses
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
UK National authorisation
Prescription only medicine to be authorised by a veterinarian (POM-V)
Formulation and application details
Usually administered via a single intravenous injection
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
Property
Value
Source; quality score; and other information
Interpretation
Solubility - In water at 20 °C (mg l⁻¹)
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Solubility - In organic solvents at 20 °C (mg l⁻¹)
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Melting point (°C)
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Boiling point (°C)
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Degradation point (°C)
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Flashpoint (°C)
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Octanol-water partition coefficient at pH 7, 20 °C
P
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Log P
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Fat solubility of residues
Solubility
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Data type
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Density (g ml⁻¹)
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Dissociation constant pKa) at 25 °C
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Vapour pressure at 20 °C (mPa)
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Henry's law constant at 25 °C (Pa m³ mol⁻¹)
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Maximum UV-vis absorption L mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹
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Surface tension (mN m⁻¹)
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Refractive Index
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Degradation
Property
Value
Source; quality score; and other information
Interpretation
Soil degradation (days) (aerobic)
DT₅₀ (typical)
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DT₅₀ (lab at 20 °C)
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DT₅₀ (field)
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DT₉₀ (lab at 20 °C)
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DT₉₀ (field)
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Note
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Manure DT₅₀ (days)
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Aqueous photolysis DT₅₀ (days) at pH 7
Value
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Note
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Aqueous hydrolysis DT₅₀ (days) at 20 °C and pH 7
Value
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Note
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Water-sediment DT₅₀ (days)
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Water phase only DT₅₀ (days)
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Soil adsorption and mobility
Property
Value
Source; quality score; and other information
Interpretation
Linear
Kd
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Koc
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Notes and range
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Freundlich
Kf
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Kfoc
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1/n
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Notes and range
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pH sensitivity
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Fate indices
Property
Value
Source; quality score; and other information
Interpretation
GUS leaching potential index
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Bio-concentration factor
BCF (l kg⁻¹)
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CT₅₀ (days)
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Known metabolites
None
ECOTOXICOLOGY
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
Property
Value
Source; quality score; and other information
Interpretation
Mammals - Acute oral LD₅₀ (mg kg⁻¹)
> 175
A5 A = EU regulatory and evaluation data as published by EC, EFSA (RAR, DAR & Conclusion dossiers), EMA (e.g. EU Annex III PIC DGD) (EU - Pesticides database; EFSA Scientific Publications ) 5 = Verified data used for regulatory purposes
Rat
Moderate
Mammals - Short term dietary NOEL
(mg kg⁻¹)
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(ppm diet)
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Mammals - Chronic 21d NOAEL (mg kg⁻¹ bw d⁻¹)
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Birds - Acute LD₅₀ (mg kg⁻¹)
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Birds - Short term dietary (LC₅₀/LD₅₀)
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Birds - Chronic 21d NOEL (mg kg⁻¹ bw d⁻¹)
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Earthworms - Acute 14 day LC₅₀ (mg kg⁻¹)
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Earthworms - Chronic NOEC, reproduction (mg kg⁻¹)
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Soil micro-organisms
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Collembola
Acute LC₅₀ (mg kg⁻¹)
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Chronic NOEC (mg kg⁻¹)
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Non-target plants
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Honeybees (Apis spp.)
Contact acute LD₅₀ (worst case from 24, 48 and 72 hour values - μg bee⁻¹)
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Oral acute LD₅₀ (worst case from 24, 48 and 72 hour values - μg bee⁻¹)
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Unknown mode acute LD₅₀ (worst case from 24, 48 and 72 hour values - μg bee⁻¹)
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Chronic
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Bumblebees (Bombus spp.)
Contact acute LD₅₀ (worst case from 24, 48 and 72 hour values - μg bee⁻¹)
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Oral acute LD₅₀ (worst case from 24, 48 and 72 hour values - μg bee⁻¹)
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Mason bees (Osmia spp.)
Contact acute LD₅₀ (worst case from 24, 48 and 72 hour values - μg bee⁻¹)
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Oral acute LD₅₀ (worst case from 24, 48 and 72 hour values - μg bee⁻¹)
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Other bee species (1)
Acute LD₅₀ (worst case from 24, 48 and 72 hour values - μg insect⁻¹)
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Mode of exposure
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Other bee species (2)
Acute LD₅₀ (worst case from 24, 48 and 72 hour values - μg insect⁻¹)
Aquatic plants - Acute 7 day EC₅₀, biomass (mg l⁻¹)
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Algae - Acute 72 hour EC₅₀, growth (mg l⁻¹)
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Algae - Chronic 96 hour NOEC, growth (mg l⁻¹)
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Mesocosm study data
NOEAEC mg l⁻¹
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NOEAEC mg l⁻¹
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
General
Property
Value
Source; quality score; and other information
Interpretation
Threshold of Toxicological Concern (Cramer Class)
High (class III)
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Mammals - Acute oral LD₅₀ (mg kg⁻¹)
> 175
A5 A = EU regulatory and evaluation data as published by EC, EFSA (RAR, DAR & Conclusion dossiers), EMA (e.g. EU Annex III PIC DGD) (EU - Pesticides database; EFSA Scientific Publications ) 5 = Verified data used for regulatory purposes
Rapidly absorbed and metabolised, excreted in the urine with only small amounts in the faeces
A5 A = EU regulatory and evaluation data as published by EC, EFSA (RAR, DAR & Conclusion dossiers), EMA (e.g. EU Annex III PIC DGD) (EU - Pesticides database; EFSA Scientific Publications ) 5 = Verified data used for regulatory purposes
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Health issues
Specific human health issues
Carcinogen
Genotoxic
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
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
Human health
