Menazon (Ref: ENT 25760 )
Last updated: 11/09/2023
(Also known as: saiphos; syphos; azidithion; PP175)
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
 
An obsolete insecticide often used as a seed dressing that was used to control sucking and chewing insects
Aphids
Sugarbeet; Groundnuts; Potatoes
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Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries
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Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
No
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None
C₆H₁₂N₅O₂PS₂
COP(=S)(OC)SCC1=NC(=NC(=N1)N)N
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SUYHYHLFUHHVJQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H12N5O2PS2/c1-12-14(15,13-2)16-3-4-9-5(7)11-6(8)10-4/h3H2,1-2H3,(H4,7,8,9,10,11)
Yes
Insecticide
Organophosphate insecticide; Organothiophosphate insecticide
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Synthetic
Cholinesterase inhibitor. Systemic.
78-57-9
201-123-4
105
285300
6543
No data found
281.30
S-[(4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate
S-4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylmethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate
S-[(4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate
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Not applicable
Not applicable
1B
Not applicable
Myzus persicae
Colourless crystalline powder
240
at 25 °C
Moderate
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165
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Decomposes before boiling
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161
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1.58 X 1001
Calculated
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1.2
Low
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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Low risk
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Based on LogP < 3
Low risk
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
890
Rat
Moderate
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487
Gallus domesticus
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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890
Rat
Moderate
2000
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
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
No data found
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
No data found
No data found
 
No further information available
Not expected to auto-ignite; Not highly flammable
Health: H302 Environment: H412
Not classified: Obsolete (Not classified: Obsolete)
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menazon
azidithion
Menazon
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menazon
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Record last updated:
11/09/2023
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