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
 
 
Human health Low alert
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
A substance commonly used as a foliar feriliser which appears to have a mild fungidal effect especislly when used in conjunction with dipotassium phosphonate
Example pests controlled
Powdery mildew, Leaf spot, Rot root, Downy mildew
Example applications
Woody ornamentals, turfgrass, non-bearing fruit and nut trees, and vines
Efficacy & activity
-
Availability status
Current
Introduction & key dates
2002, first registered as biopesticide USA
UK regulatory status
UK COPR regulatory status
Not approved
Date COPR inclusion expires
Not applicable
UK LERAP status
No UK approval or use as a pesticide
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
EC Regulation 1107/2009 status
Not approved
Dossier rapporteur/co-rapporteur
Not applicable
Date EC 1107/2009 inclusion expires
Not applicable
EU Candidate for substitution (CfS)
Not applicable
Listed in EU database
No
Approved for use (✓) under EC 1107/2009 in the following EU Member States
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approved for use (✓) under EC 1107/2009 by Mutual Recognition of Authorisation and/or national regulations in the following EEA countries
Mixed mode of action involving direct toxicity to the pathogen, aided by a boosting of the plant’s defense mechanisms due the fertilizing properties of the compound.
CAS RN
7758-11-4
Alternative/old CAS RN
6758-57-01 (trihydrate)
EC number
231-834-5
CIPAC number
-
US EPA chemical code
176407
PubChem CID
24450
Molecular mass
174.28
PIN (Preferred Identification Name)
dipotassium hydrogen phosphate
IUPAC name
dipotassium hydrogen phosphate
CAS name
dipotassium hydrogen phosphate
Other status information
May be approved for use as a fertiliser
Relevant Environmental Water Quality Standards
-
Herbicide Resistance Classification (HRAC)
Not applicable
Herbicide Resistance Classification (WSSA)
Not applicable
Insecticide Resistance Classification (IRAC)
Not applicable
Fungicide Resistance Classification (FRAC)
Not applicable
Examples of recorded resistance
-
Physical state
A white square crystalliner powder which is deliquescent
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