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Mancozeb

General Information

• Product Names:

  Ridomil (Syngenta) forumulated with Metalaxyl-M

  Maxim (Syngenta) fomulated with Fludioxonil

  Acrobat (BASF) formulated with Dimethomorph

  Stature (BASF) formulated with Dimethomorph

  Grain Guard (Chemtura)

  Moncoat (Gowan) formulated with Flutolanil

  Gavel (Gowan) formulated with Zoxamide

  Dithane (Dow)

  Penncozeb (United Phosphorus)

   

• Chemical Class: ethylene bisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) fungicide
• Uses: Fungicide used in agriculture, professional turf management, and horticulture, on a wide variety of food/feed crops, including tree fruits, vegetable crops, field crops and grapes, ornamental plants, and sod farms. Other uses include greenhouse grown flowers and ornamentals, and seed and seed piece treatment.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Yes (21)
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (30, 36)
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
• Birth/Developmental Yes (4)
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Bees: Yes (19)

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/2005)
  • EPA Factsheet (9/2005)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Mancozeb Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database - Mancozeb (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies:
  • Top 15 Farmworker Poison