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EATOXNET I'll' - MANCOZEB <br />EXTOXNET <br />Extension Toxicology Network <br />Pesticide Information Profiles <br />f.tp://ace.orst.edu/cgi-biii/iiii's/01/pips/inancozeb.htni <br />A Pesticide Information Project of Cooperative Extension Offices of Cornell University, Oregon State <br />University, the University of Idaho, and the University of California at Davis and the Institute for <br />Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University. Major support and funding was provided by the <br />USDA/Extension Service/National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program. <br />EXTOXNET primary files maintained and archived at Oregon State University <br />Revised June 1996 <br />Mancozeb <br />Trade and Other Names: Trade names include Dithane, Dithane-Ultra, Fore, Green-Daisen M, <br />Karamate, Mancofol, Mancozeb, Mancozin, Manzate 200, Manzeb, Manzin Nemispor, Nemispot, <br />Policar, Riozeb, and Zimaneb. <br />Regulatory Status: Mancozeb is a practically nontoxic ethylene bisdithiocarbamate in EPA <br />toxicity class IV - practically nontoxic. It is registered as a General Use Pesticide (GUP). Labels for <br />products containing mancozeb must bear the Signal Word CAUTION. <br />Chemical Class: ethylene(bis) dithiocarbamate <br />Introduction: Mancozeb is used to protect many fruit, vegetable, nut and field crops against a wide <br />spectrum of fungal diseases, including potato blight, leaf spot, scab (on apples and pears), and rust (on <br />roses). It is also used for seed treatment of cotton, potatoes, corn, safflower, sorghum, peanuts, tomatoes, <br />flax, and cereal grains. Mancozeb is available as dusts, liquids, water dispersible granules, as wettable <br />powders, and as ready -to -use formulations. It may be commonly found in combination with zineb and <br />maneb. <br />Formulation: Mancozeb is available as dusts, liquids, water -dispersible granules, wettable powders, <br />and ready -to -use formulations. It is commonly found in combination with zineb and maneb. <br />Toxicological Effects: <br />Acute toxicity: Mancozeb is practially nontoxic via the oral route with reported oral LD50 of <br />greater than 5000 mg/kg to greater than 11,200 mg/kg in rats [1,3]. Via the dermal route it is <br />practically nontoxic as well, with reported dermal LD50 values of greater than 10,000 mg/kg in <br />I of 4 5/12/00 2:11 PM <br />