HERBICIDES AND ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS

SL No	Registered Herbicides	Toxic effects in Humans
1	2,4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid	Endocrine disruptor, reproductive, neurotoxicant, Irritant to eyes, skin and respiratory tract, IARC-Group 2B carcinogen.
2	Ametryne	Irritant to eyes and skin
3	Anilofos	Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor, neurotoxicant, respiratory and skin irritant.
4	Atrazine	Endocrine disruptor, Irritant to eyes, skin and respiratory tract
5	Azimsulfuron	No available data
6	Bensulfuron- methyl	No available data
7	Bentazon	Skin sensitizer and eye irritant
8	Bispyribac- sodium	Skin sensitizer
9	Butachlor	Skin irritant and sensitizer
10	Carfentrazone- ethyl	No available data
11	Chlorimuron- ethyl	No available data
12	Chlorpropham	Possible spleen, bone-marrow & red blood cell toxicant
13	Cinmethylin	Skin irritant, Possible liver and blood toxicant
14	Clethodim	Skin sensitizer, may cause damage nasal cavity, liver and gastrointestinal toxicant
15	Clodinafop-propargyl	Skin sensitizer and eye irritant, Possible ovaries, prostate and blood toxicant
16	Clomazone	Reproductive and liver toxicant
17	Cyhalofop- butyl	Potential gall bladder, liver & kidney toxicant
18	Dazomet	Skin and eye irritant, skin sensitizer, liver toxicant
19	Diclofop- methyl	Skin sensitizer, respiratory irritant, kidney and liver toxicant
20	Diclosulam	Irritant to eyes and skin,
21	Diuron	Carcinogen, endocrine disruptor, respiratory irritant, Possible blood, kidney, bladder, spleen and liver toxicant
22	Ethoxy sulfuron	Skin and eye irritant,
23	Fenoxaprop- P-Ethyl	Respiratory, eye and skin irritant, possible liver and kidney toxicant.
24	Florasulam	Respiratory tract irritant, Potential blood, adrenals, kidney and liver toxicant.
25	Florpyrauxifen	No available data
26	Fluazifop-P-butyl	Skin sensitizer, possible kidney and liver toxicant.
27	Flucetosulfuron	No available data
28	Fluchloralin	Skin and eye irritant,
29	Flufenacet	Skin sensitizer, possible thyroid, spleen and liver toxicant.
30	Flumioxazin	Reproductive toxicant, Eye irritant.
31	Flupyrimin	No available data
32	Flurochloridon	No available data
33	Fluroxypyr meptyl	Reproductive toxicant, possible kidney toxicant
34	Fluthiacet methyl	Carcinogen, eye irritant, Possible liver and pancreas toxicant
35	Fomesafen	Respiratory tract, eye and skin irritant, possible liver toxicant
36	Glufosinate ammonium	Reproductive and neurotoxicant, possible lungs, kidney and bladder toxicant.
37	Glyphosate	Eye irritant, possible bladder and liver toxicant, carcinogen (IARC-Group 2A)
38	Halauxifen-methyl	Reproductive toxicant, possible kidney, liver and bladder toxicant
39	Halosulfuron- methyl	Respiratory tract irritant
40	Haloxyfop P Methyl	Skin irritant
41	Hexazinone	Skin irritant
42	Imazamox	Respiratory tract, eye and skin irritant
43	Imazethapyr	Reproductive toxicant, eye and skin irritant
44	Indaziflam	Neurotoxicant, eye irritant, possible liver and thyroid toxicant
45	Isoproturon	Carcinogen, endocrine disruptor, skin and eye irritant
46	Mesosulfuron Methyl	Respiratory tract, eye and skin irritant
47	Mesotrione	Skin and eye irritant, neurotoxicant, may damage corneal opacity.
48	Metamifop TI	No available data
49	Metamitron	Endocrine disruptor, possible thyroid toxicant
50	Methabenzthiazuron	Respiratory tract, eye and skin irritant
51	Methyl bromide	Reproductive and neurotoxicant, eye, skin and respiratory irritant, kidney toxicant.
52	Methyl chlorophenoxy acetic acid	Eye irritant, Possible liver, kidney & blood toxicant
53	Metolachlor	Endocrine disruptor, eye and skin irritant, possible carcinogen
54	Metribuzin	Endocrine disruptor, reproductive toxicant, thyroid toxicant
55	Metsulfuron- methyl	Respiratory tract irritant
56	Orthosulfamuron	Reproductive tract irritant, neurotoxicant, Possible liver, spleen and kidney toxicant
57	Oxadiargyl	No available data
58	Oxadiazon	Reproductive toxicant, respiratory tract irritant, liver toxicant.
59	Oxyfluorfen	Carcinogen, possible Liver and spleen toxicant
60	Paraquat dichloride	Respiratory tract, eye and skin irritant, Potential liver, kidney, stomach, intestine and respiratory system toxicant
61	Pendimethalin	Reproductive, thyroid, liver and neurotoxicant, skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant.
62	Penoxsulam	Possible blood, liver and kidney toxicant
63	Pinoxaden	Respiratory tract, eye and skin irritant, skin sensitizer
64	Pretilachlor	Respiratory tract, eye and skin irritant
65	Propanil	Endocrine disruptor, Eye irritant, Possible liver, kidney, spleen and testes toxicant
66	Propaquizafop	skin sensitizer
67	Pyrazosulfuron- ethyl	No available data
68	Pyriftalid	No available data
69	Pyrithiobac- sodium	Possible liver toxicant, possible human carcinogen
70	Pyroxasulfon	USEPA – possible human carcinogen at high doses
71	Quizalofop- ethyl	No available data
72	quizalofop-P-tefuryl	Skin sensitizer, eye irritant, possible liver toxicant
73	Saflufenacil	No available data
74	Sodium acifluorfen	No available data
75	Sulfentrazone	Eye irritant, possible liver and kidney toxicant
76	Sulfosulfuron	Eye irritant, possible kidney and urinary system toxicant
77	Tembotrione	Eye irritant, skin sensitizer
78	Thiobencarb	Neurotoxicant, acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor, possible liver and kidney toxicant
79	Topramezone	Reproductive toxicant, skin irritant, possible liver, thyroid toxicant
80	Triafamone	Liver and thyroid toxicant
81	Triallate	Skin sensitizer, possible human carcinogen, possible liver, spleen and kidney toxicant
82	Triasulfuron	Possible blood and liver toxicant, Respiratory tract irritant
83	Trifloxysulfuron sodium	Skin and eye irritant, cause protein metabolic disturbances, emphysema and weight loss.
84	Trifluralin	Endocrine disruptor, reproductive, liver, blood, kidney and neurotoxicant, respiratory tract irritant, skin sensitizer.

References

Registered herbicides- Directorate of plant protection, quarantine and storage-https://ppqs.gov.in/sites/default/files/molecules_registered_under_section-93_as_on_01.10.2022.pdf

Health effects-Table compiled by PAN India; Information collected from Pesticide Property Database; University of Hertfordshire