Dinoseb ammonium
Last updated: 21/09/2023
(Not known by any other names)
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 dinitrophenol herbicide that was used for post-emergence weed control in a variety of crops including cereals, vegetables and some soft fruit
Crabgrass; Barnyardgrass; Pigweed; Lambsquarters; Foxtails; Sorrel
Soybeans; Cereals; Cotton; Fruit including citrus, grapes, bluebrries, currants, gooseberries; Nuts; Lucerne
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Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries; Banned in many countries
1960, dinoseb first reported
Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Substance is racemic.
C₁₀H₁₅N₃O₅
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RVSKHYSPNBOJDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H12N2O5.H3N/c1-3-6(2)8-4-7(11(14)15)5-9(10(8)13)12(16)17;/h4-6,13H,3H2,1-2H3;1H3
Yes
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre diagrams
Common Name
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dinoseb
Parent
Herbicide
Dinitrophenol herbicide
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Synthetic
Inhibits respiratory electron transport, and uncouples oxidative phosphorylation - membrane disruption. Selective, non-systemic. Contact action.
6365-83-9
No data found
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17776
609-025-00-7
257.24
ammonium (RS)-2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenolate
ammonium (RS)-2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenolate
ammonium 2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-dinitrophenolate
Marine Pollutant; Rotterdam Convention (Class O) - subject to PIC regulations; Subject to the provisions of the UK Poisons Act 1972
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Available in a variety of formulations including emulsifiable concentrates and wettable powders
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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Minimal risk due to substance being obsolete
Readily absorbed through the skin - PPE/PPC required
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
; E3 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 3 = Negative
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
XNo, known not to cause a problem
XNo, known not to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
Highly toxic
Incompatible with alkaline substances
Health: H301, H311, H319, H360Df Environment: H400, H410
Ib (Highly hazardous)
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dinoseb ammonium
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Record last updated:
21/09/2023
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