Fluothiuron (Ref: BAY KUE 2079A)
Last updated: 23/01/2023
(Also known as: KUE 2079a)
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 broad spectrum herbicide that was used to control weeds in paddy fields
Dicotyldonous weeds
Rice
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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
C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂F₂N₂OS
CN(C)C(=O)NC1=CC(=C(C=C1)SC(F)(F)Cl)Cl
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YFEUKKUPOVGUIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H10Cl2F2N2OS/c1-16(2)9(17)15-6-3-4-8(7(11)5-6)18-10(12,13)14/h3-5H,1-2H3,(H,15,17)
Yes
Herbicide
Phenylurea herbicide; Urea herbicide
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Synthetic
Photosynthetic electron transport inhibitor at the photosystem II.
33439-45-1
251-523-8
None allocated
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36478
No data found
315.2
N-(3-chloro-4-((chloro(difluoro)methyl)sulfanyl)phenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea
3-(3-chloro-4-(chlorodifluoromethylthio)phenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea
N-(3-chloro-4-((chlorodifluoromethyl)thio]phenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea
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C2
7
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Colourless crystalline solid
Usually supplied as granules or as an emulsifiable concentrate
73.0
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderate
377000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Cyclohexane
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316000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Dichloromethane
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113
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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7.94 X 1003
Calculated
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3.9
High
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17.0
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Highly volatile
7.34 X 10-05
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Non-volatile
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 336
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Moderate
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> 2000
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Gallus domesticus
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 336
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Moderate
500
Rat
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Intraperitoneal LD₅₀ = 134 mg kg⁻¹
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online 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
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
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 - few toxicological studies available
No information available
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fluothiuron
fluothiuron
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Record last updated:
23/01/2023
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