Cyprazine is a obsolete post-emergence herbicide. It has a low aqueous solubility and may be quite persistent in the environment depending on local conditions. Ecotoxicological data is scarce, however cyprazine is moderately toxic to fish. Little information is available regarding its human toxicology.
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
 
Ecotoxicity Moderate alert: Fish acute ecotoxicity: Moderate
Warning: Significant data are missing
Human health Low alert
Warning: Significant data are missing
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
An obsolete post-emergence herbicide used to control annual weeds in maize crops
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