Sulfluramid (Ref: GX 071)
Last updated: 20/01/2023
(Also known as: sulfluramide; 1-octanesulfonamide; finitron; AL3-29757)
Sulfluramid is an insecticide. It has a low aqueous solubility, is quite volatile and is non-mobile. There are gaps in environmental fate knowledge but is known to be resistent to microbial degradation and photolysis. It has a low mammalian toxicity but there is some concern regarding its potential for bioaccumulation. It is not highly toxic to birds but is more of a concern for aquatic species and honey bees.
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 acaricide and insecticide used to control common insect pests in domestic and other situations
Ants; Termites; Cockroaches
Domestic residences; Commercial buildings and offices
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1989 registered USA
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
USA (to be phased out by 2016); New Zealand
None
C₁₀H₆F₁₇NO₂S
CCNS(=O)(=O)C(C(C(C(C(C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F
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CCEKAJIANROZEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H6F17NO2S/c1-2-28-31(29,30)10(26,27)8(21,22)6(17,18)4(13,14)3(11,12)5(15,16)7(19,20)9(23,24)25/h28H,2H2,1H3
Yes
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre diagrams
Common Name
Relationship
Link
sulfluramid
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Insecticide, Acaricide
Sulfonamide insecticide; Organofluoride insecticide
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Synthetic
Toxin with stomach action, acts by inhibiting insect energy production.
4151-50-2
223-980-3
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128992
77797
No data found
527.2
N-ethyl-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonamide
N-ethylperfluorooctane-1-sulfonamide
N-ethyl-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptadecafluoro-1-octanesulfonamide
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not known
Not applicable
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Colourless crystals
Finitron Firstline FluorGuard frontline
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5.0
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
18600
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Dichloromethane
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1400
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Hexane
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833000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Methanol
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96
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196
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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93
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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1.26 X 1003
Calculated
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3.1
High
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1.21
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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9.5
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Very weak acid
0.054
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low volatility
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Non-mobile
3500000
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Cannot be calculated
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500
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Threshold for concern
Not available
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 2296
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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> 10
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> 461
Colinus virginianus
Moderate
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> 1897
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
in silica
Low
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> 5.0
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderate
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> 8
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Moderate
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> 0.37
Daphnia magna
Moderate
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> 1000
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Unknown species
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 2296
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
2000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rabbit
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> 4.4
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
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List II
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
XNo, known not to cause a problem
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
XNo, known not to cause a problem
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
 
Moderately toxic
No information available
Not classified: Obsolete
II (Moderately hazardous)
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Record last updated:
20/01/2023
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