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3XTOXNET PIP - ESFENVALERATE Page 3 o <br /> hour LC50 of 0.0003 mg/L in bluegill, 0.0003 mg/L in rainbow trout, 0.001 mg/L in carp, and 0.0002 mg/L in <br /> killfish [5]. The LC50 in Daphnia magna, an aquatic invertebrate, is 0.001 mg/L. The pesticide is very highly toxi <br /> to these species. Water turbidity, such as would be found in the field, tends to reduce the toxicity of this compoun. <br /> [5]. Bioaccumulation factors in rainbow trout are about 400 times the background (ambient water concentration o <br /> the pesticide) levels [5]. <br /> • Effects on other organisms: Esenvalerate is highly toxic to bees. The compound tends to repel bees for a day or <br /> two after application, causing bee visitations to drop during that time [5]. Since most intoxicated bees die in the <br /> field before they can return to contaminate the hive, the brood is not exposed except by direct spray. Dried spray <br /> residues are not expected to pose a significant threat to bees [5]. <br /> Environmental Fate: <br /> • Breakdown in soil and groundwater: Under field conditions, esfenvalerate is moderately persistent with a half- <br /> life ranging from about 15 days to three months depending on soil type [25]. In a soil laboratory study, 17% of the <br /> applied chemical was lost in 90 days. Esfenvalerate and its breakdown products are relatively immobile in soil ani <br /> thus pose little risk to groundwater [11]. The compounds ability to bind to soil increases with increasing organic <br /> matter. It is very insoluble in water. Fenvalerate has not been found in over 100 tested groundwater supplies [34]. <br /> • Breakdown in water: Esfenvalerate will break down in water to one-half of the original amount(half-life) in abo <br /> twenty-one days due to sunlight [11]. <br /> • Breakdown in vegetation: The parent compound is the residue most often found on foliage. In a series of trials ii <br /> Canada where 16 varieties of fruits and vegetables were grown under typical outdoor conditions, no degradation <br /> products or metabolites were found (tests were sensitive to 0.05 mg/kg). Sampling was from I to 112 days after <br /> application. The half-life of esfenvalerate on plant surfaces is 2 to 4 weeks [31]. <br /> Physical Properties: <br /> • Appearance: The pure compound exists as colorless crystals; the technical product as an amber liquid [12]. <br /> • Chemical Name: (S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(S)-2-(-4-chlorophenyl)-3-methylbutyrate [12] <br /> • CAS Number: 66230-04-4 <br /> • Molecular Weight: 419.90 <br /> • Water Solubility: <0.3 mg/L at 25 C, insoluble in water [12] <br /> • Solubility in Other Solvents: v.s. in hexane, acetone, chloroform, and methanol @ 20 C [12] <br /> • Melting Point: 59-60 C [12] <br /> • Vapor Pressure: 0.067 mPa @ 25 C [12] <br /> • Partition Coefficient: 6.2201 [12] <br /> • Adsorption Coefficient: 5300 [25] <br /> Exposure Guidelines: <br /> • ADI: Not Available <br /> • MCL: Not Available <br /> • RfD: Not Available <br /> • PEL: Not Available <br /> • RA: Not Available <br /> • TLV: Not Available <br /> Basic Manufacturer. <br /> DuPont Agricultural Products <br /> http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/esfenval.htm 7/2/2C <br />