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How To Find Ingredients in Pesticide Products
Beyond Pesticides offers resources below to evaluate the health and ecological effects of specific chemical exposure from ACTIVE INGREDIENTS in pesticide products, as well as regulatory information and supporting scientific documents. Because various pesticide products can contain more than one active ingredient, it is important to READ the LABEL to determine chemical components.
With 192 different active ingredients and counting, it is essential to establish the connection between the use of these chemicals and their respective hazards.
View the step-by-step guide on how to search for the active ingredient(s) in pesticide products below:
- Go to U.S. EPA's Pesticide Product and Label System and enter the product name. The generic product name may vary.
- After searching, click on the chemical ingredients tab or the link for the most recent label to find Active Ingredients.
Chemical List Label List
If one selects the chemical ingredients tab, skip to Step 4 . If not, proceed to step number 3 - To find the active ingredient(s) on the label, search for the page in the document containing the date of registration. Usually, the active ingredients section occurs within the first few pages of the label document.
- Return to the Beyond Pesticides Gateway and search for the active ingredient name in the yellow box to the right or from the list below.
Hexazinone
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Triazine-dione herbicide
- Uses: Blueberry, pineapple, sugarcane, rights-of-way/fencerows/hedgerows, alfalfa, grass forage/fodder/hay, pastures, rangeland, agricultural fallow/idle land, Christmas tree plantations, industrial areas (outdoor), recreational areas, drainage systems, forestry
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Yes (8)
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes (8)
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (8)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (8)
- Birth/Developmental: Yes (8)
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Registration Eligibility Decision (RED) Signed 08/2002
- Supporting information:
- PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
- Studies:
- The silence of the clams: Forestry registered pesticides as multiple stressors on soft-shell clams. Tissot, A.G., Granek, E.F., Thompson, A.W., Hladik, M.L., Moran, P.W. and Scully-Engelmeyer, K. Science of The Total Environment, p.152053.
- Pesticides and prostate cancer incidence and mortality: An environment-wide association study. Soerensen, S. et al. (2024) Pesticides and prostate cancer incidence and mortality: An environment-wide association study, Cancer. Available at: https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.35572.
- Assessing the Presence of Current-Use Pesticides in Mid-Elevation Sierra Nevada Streams Using Passive Samplers, California, 2018–19. De Parsia, M.D., Orlando, J.L., and Hladik, M.L., 2023, Assessing the presence of current-use pesticides in mid-elevation Sierra Nevada streams using passive samplers, California, 2018–19: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2022–5129, 31 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20225129.
- Assessment of genetic damage levels in agricultural workers exposed to pesticides in Paraíba, Brazil. Carvalho-Gonçalves, L. et al. (2025) Assessment of genetic damage levels in agricultural workers exposed to pesticides in Paraíba, Brazil, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1382668925000900.