Mecoprop ethadyl
Last updated: 23/01/2023
(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
 
 
Mecoprop ethadyl rapidly breaks to mecoprop acid which is a herbicide for post-emergence control of broad-leaved weeds on grass
Cleavers; Chickweed; Clover; Plantains; Ground ivy; Knotweed; Bluegrasses; Bent grass
Lawns; Sports fields; Golf courses; Fairways; Cereals including wheat, barley, oats, triticale
Mecoprop is an established herbicide used across the Europe for broad leaved weed control for many years.
Current
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No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
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Not applicable
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Yes - as mecoprop
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This is a variant of technical mecoprop which itself is chiral. Isomeric mixture.
C₂₂H₂₄Cl₂O₆
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NTKNVEYMOWCJJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C22H24Cl2O6/c1-13-11-17(23)5-7-19(13)29-15(3)21(25)27-9-10-28-22(26)16(4)30-20-8-6-18(24)12-14(20)2/h5-8,11-12,15-16H,9-10H2,1-4H3
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Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre diagrams
Common Name
Relationship
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mecoprop
Parent
Herbicide
Phenoxypropionic herbicide
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Selective, systemic, absorbed through leaves and translocated to roots. Synthetic auxin.
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455.33
ethane-1,2-diyl bis[(2Ξ)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoate]
ethane-1,2-diyl bis[(RS)-2-[(4-chloro-o-tolyl)oxy]propionate]
1,2-ethanediyl 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
XNo, known not to cause a problem
A3 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 3 = Negative
; 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
XNo, known not to cause a problem
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
?Possibly, status not identified
?Possibly, status not identified
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
XNo, known not to cause a problem
XNo, known not to cause a problem
 
Possible kidney & liver toxicant
Not expected to autoignite, Not highly flammable Not explosive or oxidising IMDG Transport Code is usually 9
Health: H302, H317 Environment: H400, H410
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Packaging Group III (minor danger)
mecoprop ethadyl
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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