Trade or other Names:
Butacide, Nusyn-noxfish, Prentox, Pybuthrin, Synpren-fish
Physical Properties:
CATEGORY: Benzodioxole
USE
Domestic: Synergist. Synergists are chemical agents used to enhance the killing power of the active ingredients (FAIRS).
Industrial:
ACUTE TOXICITY
Piperonyl Butoxide inhibits microsomal enzymes.
It is suspected of causing anorexia, carcinogenesis, coma, convulsions,
dermal irritation, hepatic and renal damage, hyperexcitability, prenatal
damage, prostration, tearing, unsteadiness, vomiting and weight loss (ENVCHEM).
CHRONIC TOXICITY
Changes in liver and kidney in test animals at high doses
(ENVCHEM).
Carcinogenic: Some data to support this (Sax & Lewis, 1989)
Mutagenic: Some data to support this (Sax & Lewis, 1989)
Teratogenic: Some data to support this (Sax & Lewis, 1989)
Reproductive effects: Animal tests indicate adverse effects at
very high doses (ENVCHEM).
FATE IN THE ENVIRONMENT
ACTION ON ANIMALS
Acute oral LD 50: >7500mg/kg (rats)
Acute dermal LD 50: 1880mg/kg (rabbits)
Not toxic to fish or bees (ENVCHEM).
ACTION ON PLANTS
REFERENCES
ENVCHEM. ftp://alternatives.com/library/envchem/pipbut.txt
Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System.
http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/pp/pp01500.pdf
PESKEM. (1995) The Australian Directory of Registered
Pesticides and their Uses. Compiled by K. Hamilton, Centre for
Pesticide Application and Safety, University of Queensland.