Polyacrylamide
Last updated: 26/04/2021
(Also known as: PAM; acrylamide homopolymer )
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
 
Substance, without pesticidal properties, sometimes added to formulations as a drift retardant or to reduce erosion and runoff losses.
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Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not applicable - not a ppp. May be authorised at national level under different legislation
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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C₆H₁₄N₂O₂
CNC.C=CC(=O)N.C=O
No data
PUNLWXBDHQMWPG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C3H5NO.C2H7N.CH2O/c1-2-3(4)5;1-3-2;1-2/h2H,1H2,(H2,4,5);3H,1-2H3;1H2
Yes
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre diagrams
Common Name
Relationship
Link
polyacrylamide
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Other substance, Adjuvant
Drift retardant, Erosion/runoff retardant, Wetting agent
Polymer
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Synthetic
Inert
9003-05-8
201-173-7
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146.19
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formaldehyde;N-methylmethanamine;prop-2-enamide
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Colourless to white crystalline solid
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84.5
R3 R = Peer reviewed scientific publications 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
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Moderate
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Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Lepomis macrochirus
Low
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1000
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Daphnia magna
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 1000
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Moderate
10000
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rabbit
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
?Possibly, status not identified
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
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
XNo, known not to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
May be harmful by inhalation, ingestion or skin absorption
May release ammonia if heated or exposed to high pH Prevent generation of dust
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None - not a ppp
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polyacrylamide
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Record last updated:
26/04/2021
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