Pindone
Last updated: 11/09/2023
(Also known as: pivaldione; pival)
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 rodenticide mainly used for the control of feral rabbits but which is also toxic to many mammals
Rabbits; Possums; Rats; Mice
Rabbits; Possums; Rats; Mice
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Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries
1942, first described
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
C₁₄H₁₄O₃
CC(C)(C)C(=O)C1C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2C1=O
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RZKYEQDPDZUERB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C14H14O3/c1-14(2,3)13(17)10-11(15)8-6-4-5-7-9(8)12(10)16/h4-7,10H,1-3H3
Yes
Rodenticide
Indandione rodenticide
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Synthetic
Anticoagulant; inhibits blood coagulation by blocking prothrombin production
83-26-1
201-462-8
196
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6732
606-016-00-X
230.26
2-(2,2-dimethylpropanoyl)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione
2-pivaloylindan-1,3-dione
2-(2,2-dimethyl-1-oxopropyl)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Yellow crystalline solid
Kilgore Chemical Co. Motomco
Formulated as bait or tracking powder
18.0
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
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108.5
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other 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
280
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Moderate
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250
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Anas platyrhynchos
Moderate
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0.21
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
Low (class I)
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280
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Moderate
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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
No data found
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
No data found
No data found
 
No information available
No information available
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Ib (Highly hazardous)
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pindone
pindone
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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