(Also known as: sodium silicofluoride; sodium fluorosilicate)
Data alerts
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: Mammals acute toxicity: High; Neurotoxicant
Warning: Significant data are missing
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
Used externally to control lice and mosquitoes and orally to control parasites such as roundworms and whipworms
Substance is largely absorbed with around 30% eliminated in urine.
R4 R = Peer reviewed scientific publications 4 = Verified data
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Health issues
Specific human health issues
Carcinogen
Genotoxic
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
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E3 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 3 = Negative
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
No data found
No data found
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
?Possibly, status not identified
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
?Possibly, status not identified
XNo, known not to cause a problem
 
General human health issues
High does may result in respiratory failure, ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation as well as muscle pain and numbness May cause constipation, loss of appetite, paresis of the rumen, severe abdominal pain and diarrhea
Handling issues
Property
Value and interpretation
General
When heated to decomposition, sodium hexafluorosilicate releases toxic fumes of hydrogen
CLP classification 2013
Health: H301, H311
WHO Classification
Not classified: Obsolete (Not classified: Obsolete)
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