ethylenethiourea |
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Description: A major transformation product of widely used ethylenebisdithiocarbamate fungicides
Availability status: Not applicable
Introduction & key dates: -
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414):
Status | Not applicable |
Dossier rapporteur/co-rapporteur | Not applicable |
Date inclusion expires | Not applicable |
EU Candidate for substitution (CfS) | Not applicable |
Listed in EU database | No |
Approved for use () or known to be used (
) in the following European countries:
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BE |
BG |
CY |
CZ |
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HR |
HU |
IE |
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LT |
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LV |
MT |
NL |
PL |
PT |
RO |
SE |
SI |
SK |
UK |
Isomerism | - |
Chemical formula | C3H6N2S |
Canonical SMILES | C1CNC(=S)N1 |
Isomeric SMILES | No data |
International Chemical Identifier key (InChIKey) | PDQAZBWRQCGBEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
International Chemical Identifier (InChI) | InChI=1S/C3H6N2S/c6-3-4-1-2-5-3/h1-2H2,(H2,4,5,6) |
2D structure diagram/image available? | Yes |
Pesticide type | Metabolite | |||
Metabolite Type | Soil, Surface water, Sediment, Groundwater, Animal | |||
Substance group | Thiourea | |||
Minimum active substance purity | - | |||
Known relevant impurities | - | |||
Substance origin | Synthetic | |||
Mode of action | Not applicable | |||
CAS RN | 96-45-7 | |||
EC number | 202-506-9 | |||
CIPAC number | - | |||
US EPA chemical code | 600016 | |||
PubChem CID | - | |||
CLP index number | 613-039-00-9 | |||
Molecular mass (g mol-1) | 102.16 | |||
PIN (Preferred Identification Name) | - | |||
IUPAC name | imidazolidine-2-thione | |||
CAS name | 2-imidazolidinethione | |||
Other status information | Volatile organic compound (VOC) | |||
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 | - | |||
Related substances & organisms | - |
Can be a metabolite of:
Parent | Formation medium | Estimated maximum occurrence fraction | 1107/2009 relevancy ![]() |
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metiram | Soil | 0.112 | Major fraction, Relevant | |
mancozeb | Soil | 0.248 | Major fraction, Relevant | |
maneb | Soil | 0.638 | Major fraction, Relevant |
Formulations:
General:
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Threshold of Toxicological Concern (Cramer Class) ![]() |
High (class III) | - | - | |
Mammals - Acute oral LD50 (mg kg-1) | 545 | A5 Rat | Moderate | |
Mammals - Dermal LD50 (mg kg-1 body weight) | - | - | - | |
Mammals - Inhalation LC50 (mg l-1) | - | - | - | |
Other Mammal toxicity endpoints | - | - | ||
ADI - Acceptable Daily Intake (mg kg-1bw day-1) | 0.002 | A5 | - | |
ARfD - Acute Reference Dose (mg kg-1bw day-1) | 0.05 | A5 | - | |
AAOEL - Acute Acceptable Operator Exposure Level (mg kg-1 bw day-1) | 0.05 | A5 | - | |
AOEL - Acceptable Operator Exposure Level - Systemic (mg kg-1bw day-1) | 0.005 | A5 | - | |
Dermal penetration studies (%) | - | - | - | |
Dangerous Substances Directive 76/464 | - | - | - | |
Exposure Routes | Public | - | ||
Occupational | - | |||
European MRLs | Click here for the EU MRL pesticide database | |||
Drinking Water Standards | - | - | - | |
Drinking Water MAC (μg l-1) | - | - | - |
Health issues:
Carcinogen | Genotoxic | Endocrine disrupter | Reproduction / development effects | Cholinesterase inhibitor | Neurotoxicant | |||
A0; B0; C0; D0; E3 | - |
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Respiratory tract irritant | Skin irritant | Skin sensitiser | Eye irritant | Phototoxicant | ||||
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General human health issues | Various sources report this substance as mutagen, teratogen, and carcinogen IARC Group 3 carcinogen; USEPA - probable human carcinogen |
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Key: Genotoxicity A: Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) B: DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) C: Gene mutation (EFSA database) D: Genome mutation (EFSA database) E: Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0: No data 1: Positive 2: Mixed/ambiguous results 3: Negative |
Key: Other![]() ![]() ![]() - : No data found |
Handling issues:
Language | Name |
English | ethylenethiourea |
French | ethylene thiouree |
German | Ethylenthioharnstoff |
Danish | ethylenthiourinstof |
Italian | etilentiourea |
Spanish | etilentiourea |
Greek | - |
Slovenian | etilenetiurea |
Polish | imidazolidyno-2-tion |
Swedish | - |
Hungarian | - |
Dutch | ethyleenthioureum |
Record last updated: Friday 08 November 2019
Contact: aeru@herts.ac.uk