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Category: information only not used for fragrances or flavors
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
| Appearance: | white crystalline solid (est) |
| Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
| Melting Point: | 246.20 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
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| Boiling Point: | 194.30 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.600000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
| Flash Point: | 131.00 °F. TCC ( 55.00 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): | 1.140 (est) |
| Soluble in: |
| | water, 4.536e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
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| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
| Preferred SDS: View |
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| Hazards identification |
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| Classification of the substance or mixture |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
| None found. |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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| Hazard statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Precautionary statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
oral-dog LD50 600 mg/kg Pesticide Manual. Vol. 9, Pg. 556, 1991.
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| Dermal Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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| Inhalation Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
| Category: | information only not used for fragrances or flavors |
| Recommendation for metaldehyde usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| Recommendation for metaldehyde flavor usage levels up to: |
| | not for flavor use.
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Safety References:
| European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for metaldehyde according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 View page or View pdf |
Retrospective analysis of the immunotoxic effects of plant protection products as reported in the Draft Assessment Reports for their peer review at EU level View page or View pdf |
Modification of the existing maximum residue level for metaldehyde in leek View page or View pdf |
| EPI System: | View |
| Cancer Citations: | Search |
| Toxicology Citations: | Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 9002-91-9 |
| EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 61021 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| WGK Germany: | 1 |
| | 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxocane |
| Chemidplus: | 0009002919 |
| EPA/NOAA CAMEO: | hazardous materials |
| RTECS: | AB3042000 for cas# 9002-91-9 |
References:
Other Information:
| (IUPAC): | Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf) |
| Videos: | The Periodic Table of Videos |
| tgsc: | Atomic Weights use for this web site |
| (IUPAC): | Periodic Table of the Elements |
| CHEBI: | View |
| CHEMBL: | View |
| Metabolomics Database: | Search |
| KEGG (GenomeNet): | C18744 |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | Search |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2912.50.0000 |
| ChemSpider: | View |
| Wikipedia: | View |
Formulations/Preparations: •corry's slug, snail & insect killer, get-a-bug snail, slug & insect killer : active ingredients 2.0%metaldehyde, 5.0% carbaryl
•bug-geta snail & slug pellets: active ingredient 3.25% metaldehyde
•durham metaldehyde granules 3.5: active ingredient 3.5% metaldehyde
•corry's liquid slug & snail control, deadline bullets, deadline m-ps mini-pellets!, metaldehyde 4 bait, metarex 4% snail and slug bait: active ingredient 4.0% metaldehyde
•durham metaldehyde granules 7.5: active ingredient 7.5% metaldehyde
•slugit: active ingredient 20.0% metaldehyde
•lonza meta metaldehyde technical molluscicide: active ingredient 99.0% metaldehyde
•formulations: granules, pellets, minipellets, meal, paste, viscous liquid.
•in the usa, metaldehyde formulations are limited to 4% concentrations and occasionally contain other toxic components (e.g., carbaryl, arsenates, and organophospates). european metaldehyde concentrations in molluscicides may reach 50%
•antimilace
•ariotox (sandoz)
•cekumeta (cequisa)
•deadline
•halizan (tamogan)
•helarion (fisons)
•limax
•limatox
•limeol g
•limovet
•metason (jewnin-joffe)
•mifaslug (farmers crop chemical)
•namekil
•slug baits (25-40 g aikg) in a protein-rich milling offal such as bran.
•slug death
•slugfest colloidel 25
•slugit
•slug-tox
•pelleted bait, granule, liquid, wettable powder; premixes: slug-n-snail plus (+ carbaryl)
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Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| | acetaldehyde homopolymer | | | antimilace | | | ariotox | | | corry's slug death | | | ethanal tetramer | | | farmon mini slug pellets | | | halizan | | | limax | | | limovet | | | metacetaldehyde | | | metaldehyde [ISO] [BSI] | | | metaldehyde [UN1332] [Flammable solid] | | | metaldeide | | | namekil | | | polyacetaldehyde | | | schneckokorn | | | slug-tox | | | slugfest | | | slugit | | 2,4,6,8- | tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxacyclooctane | | 2,4,6,8- | tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxocane | | 2,4,6,8- | tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane | | 1,3,5,7- | tetroxocane, 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl- |
Articles:
| PubMed: | [Field evaluation of a novel plant molluscicide "Luo-wei" against Oncomelania hupensis snails II molluscicidal effect in the field of lake areas in Hanchuan City, Hubei Province]. |
| PubMed: | Researches and applications of the ultrasonic emulsifications and dispersions. |
| PubMed: | [Molluscicidal effect and cost-effectiveness of suspension concentrate of metaldehyde and niclosamide in the field in Honghu City]. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde exposures. |
| PubMed: | Control measures for slug and snail hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, with special reference to the semi-slug Parmarion martensi. |
| PubMed: | Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) hemocyte are not affected by a mixture of pesticides in short-term in vitro assays. |
| PubMed: | [Molluscicidal effect of WPN and MNSC on Lymnaea]. |
| PubMed: | Evaluation of a UV-light emitting diodes unit for the removal of micropollutants in water for low energy advanced oxidation processes. |
| PubMed: | Reports of metaldehyde and iron phosphate exposures in animals and characterization of suspected iron toxicosis in dogs. |
| PubMed: | The impact of background organic matter and alkalinity on the degradation of the pesticide metaldehyde by two advanced oxidation processes: UV/H₂O₂ and UV/TiO₂. |
| PubMed: | [Molluscicidal effect of suspension concentrate of metaldehyde and niclosamide in fields of mountainous areas in Yunnan Province]. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde removal from aqueous solution by adsorption and ion exchange mechanisms onto activated carbon and polymeric sorbents. |
| PubMed: | Death by caffeine: presumptive malicious poisoning of a dog by incorporation in ground meat. |
| PubMed: | Comparison of UV/H2O2 and UV/TiO2 for the degradation of metaldehyde: Kinetics and the impact of background organics. |
| PubMed: | Suspected metaldehyde slug bait poisoning in dogs: a retrospective analysis of cases reported to the Veterinary Poisons Information Service. |
| PubMed: | Effects of granulated baits on meso and macrofauna in soybean soil system. |
| PubMed: | Pesticide pressure and fish farming in barrage pond in Northeastern France Part I: site characterization and water quality. |
| PubMed: | Surveillance. SAC C vs disease surveillance report. Cases of poisoning in Scottish cattle and sheep. |
| PubMed: | Snails and slugs damaging the cut foliage, Cordyline fruticosa and use of biorationals towards their management. |
| PubMed: | [Evaluation on molluscicidal effect of suspension concentrate of metaldehyde and niclosamide]. |
| PubMed: | Epileptic brain damage in dogs and cats: myth or reality? |
| PubMed: | Effect of prolonged status epilepticus as a result of intoxication on epileptogenesis in a UK canine population. |
| PubMed: | Molluscicidal activity of cardiac glycosides from Nerium indicum against Pomacea canaliculata and its implications for the mechanisms of toxicity. |
| PubMed: | Residues and dissipation dynamics of molluscicide metaldehyde in cabbage and soil. |
| PubMed: | Analysis of molluscicide metaldehyde in vegetables by dispersive solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. |
| PubMed: | Canine status epilepticus due to acute intoxication. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning in a dairy herd. |
| PubMed: | Five common toxins and activated charcoal: part 2. |
| PubMed: | Determination of metaldehyde in human serum by headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning of dogs. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning of dogs. |
| PubMed: | Backbone cyclised peptides from plants show molluscicidal activity against the rice pest Pomacea canaliculata (golden apple snail). |
| PubMed: | Self-poisoning with metaldehyde. |
| PubMed: | Clinical, neurological and clinicopathological signs, treatment and outcome of metaldehyde intoxication in 18 dogs. |
| PubMed: | Arsenic and metaldehyde toxicosis in a beef herd. |
| PubMed: | Identification of environmental factors limiting plant uptake of metaldehyde seed treatments under field conditions. |
| PubMed: | A laboratory-based comparison of a molluscicide and an alternative food source (red clover) as means of reducing slug damage to winter wheat. |
| PubMed: | Acute metaldehyde poisoning in Taiwan. |
| PubMed: | [Case report-fatal snail bait (metaldehyde) overdose presenting aspiration pneumonia]. |
| PubMed: | The effects of repeated applications of the molluscicide metaldehyde and the biocontrol nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita on molluscs, earthworms, nematodes, acarids and collembolans: a two-year study in north-west Spain. |
| PubMed: | Thin layer chromatography convulsant screen extended by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. |
| PubMed: | Seed dressings to control slug damage in oilseed rape. |
| PubMed: | Pesticide toxicosis in the horse. |
| PubMed: | [Pesticide poisoning]. |
| PubMed: | Determination of metaldehyde in suspected cases of animal poisoning using gas chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry. |
| PubMed: | Adsorption effects of activated charcoal on metaldehyde toxicity in rats. |
| PubMed: | Phenobarbital-type P-450 inducers protect rats against metaldehyde toxicity. |
| PubMed: | Environmental impact of two molluscicides: niclosamide and metaldehyde in a rice paddy ecosystem. |
| PubMed: | Inhibition of feeding responses by the molluscicide, metaldehyde. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde toxicosis in ducklings. |
| PubMed: | Ultrastructure and pyruvate formate-lyase radical quenching property of the multienzymic AdhE protein of Escherichia coli. |
| PubMed: | Persistence of metaldehyde during acute molluscicide poisoning. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde. |
| PubMed: | Zoonoses and other findings in hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): a survey of mortality and review of the literature. |
| PubMed: | Biochemical studies on the terrestrial snail, Eubania vermiculata (Müller) treated with some pesticides. |
| PubMed: | 4-week oral toxicity study of a combination of eight chemicals in rats: comparison with the toxicity of the individual compounds. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning. |
| PubMed: | Toxic pneumonitis in an adolescent following exposure to Snow Storm tablets. |
| PubMed: | Toxicant adsorption on activated charcoal: is the fraction adsorbed a unique function of the charcoal:adsorbate ratio? |
| PubMed: | The determination of volatile carbonyl compounds in diagnostic samples. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning. |
| PubMed: | Anaesthetic control for metaldehyde poisoning. |
| PubMed: | Anaesthetic control for metaldehyde poisoning. |
| PubMed: | Anaesthetic control for metaldehyde poisoning. |
| PubMed: | An investigation of metaldehyde and acetaldehyde toxicities in dogs. |
| PubMed: | Toxicity episodes involving agricultural chemicals and other substances in birds in Victoria, Australia. |
| PubMed: | Epidemiological features of snail and slug bait poisoning in dogs and cats. |
| PubMed: | Gas chromatographic analysis of metaldehyde in urine and plasma. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde toxicity: a review. |
| PubMed: | Practical toxicologic diagnosis. |
| PubMed: | The determination of metaldehyde in biological material by head-space gas chromatography. |
| PubMed: | The incidence and seasonal characteristics of veterinary toxicoses in Saskatchewan. |
| PubMed: | Determination of metaldehyde in workroom air. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning in horses. |
| PubMed: | Anti-convulsant activity of diazepam and clonidine on metaldehyde-induced seizures in mice: effects on brain gamma-amino butyric acid concentrations and monoamine oxidase activity. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde and paraquat poisoning. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning from slug bait ingestion. |
| PubMed: | Pesticide poisoning of livestock: a review of cases investigated. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde residues on and in citrus fruits after a soil broadcast of a granular formulation and after a spray application to citrus trees. |
| PubMed: | Pharmacological aspects of metaldehyde poisoning in mice. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde: pet poisonings. |
| PubMed: | Poisoning of animals in the Los Angeles area with pesticides during 1977. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning in a dairy herd. |
| PubMed: | Treatment of metaldehyde poisoning in dogs with megadoses of acepromazine maleate. |
| PubMed: | [Poisoning with meta (metaldehyde) in a horse]. |
| PubMed: | Analysis of metaldehyde in cow blood samples. |
| PubMed: | [Metaldehyde against terrestrial molluscs]. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning in cattle. |
| PubMed: | Three cases of metaldehyde poisoning in cattle. |
| PubMed: | Letter: Blindness associated with metaldehyde poisoning. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning in three horses. |
| PubMed: | Attempted suicide with a pesticide mixture. |
| PubMed: | Long-tern toxicity and reproduction studies with metaldehyde in rats. |
| PubMed: | [Reaction of metaldehyde with indoles]. |
| PubMed: | An outbreak of metaldehyde poisoning in sheep. |
| PubMed: | [Materials for hygienic standardization of metaldehyde in the air of the working area]. |
| PubMed: | Letter: Toxicity of metaldehyde to dogs. |
| PubMed: | The toxicity of the molluscicides metaldehyde and methiocarb to dogs. |
| PubMed: | Gas chromatographic method for the analysis of metaldehyde in crop tissue. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning in horses (two case reports). |
| PubMed: | Technique of recording slug movement and some results of tests with metaldehyde and bran, and bran baits only. |
| PubMed: | Thin layer chromatography of metaldehyde. |
| PubMed: | [Acute poisonings and convulsive crises. Electroencephalographic study of 3 very different products: Rimifon, chloralose, metaldehyde]. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning in the dog. |
| PubMed: | Danger to dogs of metaldehyde pellets. |
| PubMed: | Metaldehyde poisoning in farm animals. |
| PubMed: | [Toxicity of metaldehyde for the dog. Determination of DL50]. |
| PubMed: | [Metaldehyde poisoning on a bivouac]. |
| PubMed: | [Renal repercussions of metaldehyde poisoning; attempted pathogenetic interpretation]. |
| PubMed: | [Murder by metaldehyde poisoning]. |
| PubMed: | [Identification and determination of metaldehyde]. |
| PubMed: | The identification of metaldehyde by Koflers' micro method. |
| PubMed: | [Toxicology of metaldehyde]. |
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