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Pine Oil

General Information

• Product Names:
  Rockland Penn-O-Pine  (Value Garden Supply)
  Pine-Act (National Chemical Laboratories) formulated with 2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol
  Pine Quat (National Chemical Laboratories) formulated with ADBAC
  Chemscope Pine Kleen (ABC Compounding) formulated with ADBAC
  Vita-Pine (ABC compounding) forumated with Sodium 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenate
  Pine-Sol (Clorox)
  Clorox Losenip (Clorox)
  Bio Guard P-13 (Lonza) formulated with ADBAC
  Unipine (IFF Chemical Holdings)
  Uniclean (IFF Chemcial Holdings)
  Elpinol (T&R Chemicals)
  Pine Glo (Pine Glo Products)
  Needle (Clorox Professional)
  Snip (Clorox Professional)

• Chemical Class: Alpha-terpineol and terpinolene/antimicrobial
• Uses: Used as a disinfectant, sanitizer, mircobicide/microbistat, virucide, insecticide on indoor (non-food), indoor residential, indoor medical sites.
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

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

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/2006)
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)