Flurazole (Ref: MON 4606)
Last updated: 16/11/2022
(Also known as: flurazol)
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 herbicide safener for herbicides containing alachlor or metolachlor, often used in seed treatments
Current
1994, first introduced
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Yes
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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C₁₂H₇ClF₃NO₂S
C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC(=O)C2=C(N=C(S2)Cl)C(F)(F)F
No data
MKQSWTQPLLCSOB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C12H7ClF3NO2S/c13-11-17-9(12(14,15)16)8(20-11)10(18)19-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2
Yes
Other substance
Herbicide safener
Unclassified substance
>98%
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Synthetic
Enhances cytochrome P450-mediated oxidative metabolism of the herbicide and its subsequent conjugation
72850-64-7
276-942-3
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321.70
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benzyl 2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylate
phenylmethyl 2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-5-thiazolecarboxylate
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Colourless crystals
Usually supplied as wettable granules for seed treatments
0.5
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
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0.96
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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3.90 X 10-02
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low volatility
2.51 X 10-02
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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Q2 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
Slightly mobile
2490
Estimated
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 5000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
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L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
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5000
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> 2510
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Colinus virginianus
Low
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> 8.5
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Lepomis macrochirus
Moderate
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6.3
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Daphnia magna
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 5000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
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List II
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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
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
No further information available
No information available
Environment: H411
Not listed
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flurazole
flurazole
Flurazol
flurazol
flurazole
flurazol
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flurazol
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Record last updated:
16/11/2022
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