Tebutam (Ref: GPC-5544)
Last updated: 20/01/2023
(Also known as: butam; tebutame; Ro 14–9480/000; CGA 39625)
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 pre-emergence herbicide used to control broad-leaved weeds and grasses in brassicas and other crops
Barnyard grass; Hairy crab grass; Blackgrass; Wild oats; Red dead nettle;
Brassicas; Oilseed rape; Sunflowers; Peanuts; Tomatoes; Soybeans; Cotton; Tobacco
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1976, first reported
Not approved
Expired
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Expired
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ISIceland
NONorway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None
C₁₅H₂₃NO
CC(C)N(CC1=CC=CC=C1)C(=O)C(C)(C)C
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RJKCKKDSSSRYCB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C15H23NO/c1-12(2)16(14(17)15(3,4)5)11-13-9-7-6-8-10-13/h6-10,12H,11H2,1-5H3
Yes
Herbicide
Amide herbicide
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Synthetic
Selective, microtubule assembly inhibition.
35256-85-0
252-470-3
541
219500
92299
No data found
233.35
N-benzyl-2,2-dimethyl-N-propan-2-ylpropanamide
N-benzyl-N-isopropyl-2,2-dimethylpropionamide
2,2-dimethyl-N-(1-methylethyl)-N-(phenylmethyl)propanamide
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K1
3
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Light brown liquid
Novartis Maag Gulf Oil Chemicals
Usually supplied as an emulsifiable concentrate
790
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
High
500000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Methanol
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500000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Acetone
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500000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Toluene
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80
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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1.00 X 1003
Calculated
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3
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderate
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0.98
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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89
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Highly volatile
1.50 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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60
W4 W = French database provided by ARVALIS-Institut du Végétal. Dataset no longer available. 4 = Verified data
Moderately persistent
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Best available data
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Stable
Q2 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
Stable
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Stable
W4 W = French database provided by ARVALIS-Institut du Végétal. Dataset no longer available. 4 = Verified data
Stable
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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W3 W = French database provided by ARVALIS-Institut du Végétal. Dataset no longer available. 3 = Unverified data of known source
Mobile
25
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4.63
Calculated
High leachability
2.44 X 1000
Calculated
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Medium
Calculated
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Mobile
Calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
6210
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
-
L2 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
Rat 2 year
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6
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> 5000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Anas platyrhynchos
Low
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200
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderate
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100
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderate
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> 19
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Lepomis macrochirus
Moderate
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> 5.6
S1 S = Expert judgement 1 = Estimated data with little or no verification
Unknown species
Moderate
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82
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Scenedesmus subspicatus
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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6210
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
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0.15
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
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
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
No data found
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
No data found
No data found
 
No further information available
No information available
Not classified: Obsolete
U (Unlikely to present an acute hazard)
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tebutam
tebutame
Tebutam
tebutam
tebutam (alias butam)
tebutam
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tebutam
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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