Metamifop (Ref: DBH-129)
Last updated: 24/01/2023
(Also known as: K-12974)
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
A post-emergent herbicide used for the control of a wide range of grass weeds in cereal and other crops
Annual grass weeds including barnyardgrass, crab grass and goosegrass - relatively safe to cool climate grass weeds
Cereal crops; Rice; Turf grass
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2002
Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Yes
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ISIceland
NONorway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A chiral molecule. The R-isomer is the most biologically active.
C₂₃H₁₈ClFN₂O₄
CC(C(=O)N(C)C1=CC=CC=C1F)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)OC3=NC4=C(O3)C=C(C=C4)Cl
C[C@H](C(=O)N(C)C1=CC=CC=C1F)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)OC3=NC4=C(O3)C=C(C=C4)Cl
ADDQHLREJDZPMT-CQSZACIVSA-N
InChI=1S/C23H18ClFN2O4/c1-14(22(28)27(2)20-6-4-3-5-18(20)25)29-16-8-10-17(11-9-16)30-23-26-19-12-7-15(24)13-21(19)31-23/h3-14H,1-2H3/t14-/m1/s1
Yes
Herbicide
Aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicide; Anilide herbicide
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Synthetic
ACCase inhibitor, causes chlorosis leading to growth retardation
256412-89-2
607-768-1
None allocated
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59558935
No data found
440.86
(2R)-2-{4-[(6-chloro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)oxy]phenoxy}-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-N-methylpropanamide
(R)-2-[4-(6-chloro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yloxy)phenoxy]-2'-fluoro-N-methylpropionanilide
(2R)-2-[4-[(6-chloro-2-benzoxazolyl)oxy]phenoxy]-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-N-methylpropanamide
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1
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Beige coloured powder
Dongbu Hannong Chemical Co Ltd
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Available in a variety of formulations including granules and emulsifiable concentrates
0.687
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
250000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Acetone
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250000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Methanol
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250000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Xylene
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250000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Ethyl acetate
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77.5
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Decomposes before boiling
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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2.95 X 1005
Calculated
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5.47
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
High
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1.39
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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0.151
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low volatility
0.0635
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Non-volatile
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70
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderately persistent
18
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Non-persistent
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General literature states DT₅₀ 18-120 days
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 2000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
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1000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderate
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100
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderate
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0.307
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Moderate
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0.288
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Daphnia magna
Moderate
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2.03
L2 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
Unknown species
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 2000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
2000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
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2.61
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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
XNo, known not to cause a problem
?Possibly, status not identified
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
?Possibly, status not identified
No data found
 
No further information available
No information available
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Not listed (Not listed)
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metamifop
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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