Benomyl

Synonyms

1-(Butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimidazol-methylcarbamat [German]; 1-(Butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimidazolecarbamic acid, methyl estter; 1-(N-Butylcarbamoyl)-2-(methoxy-carboxamido)-benzimidazol [German]; Agrocit; Arbortrine; Arilate; BBC; BC 6597; BNM; Benlate; Benlate 50; Benlate 50 W; Benomyl; Benomyl 50W; Benomyl-Imex; Chinoin-fundazol; D 1991; Du Pont 1991; Dupont 1991; F 1991; F1991; Fundazol; Fungicide D-1991; Fungochrom; Kribenomyl; MBC; Methyl 1-(butylamino)carbonyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-ylcarbamate; Methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimidazolecarbamate; Methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimidazolylcarbamate; Methyl N-(1-butylcarbamoyl-2-benzimidazole)carbamate; NS 02; NS 02 (fungicide); Tersan 1991; Uzgen; [ChemIDplus]

Category

Fungicides

Description

White crystalline solid with a faint, acrid odor. [fungicide] [Note: Decomposes without melting above 572 degrees F.]; [NIOSH]

Sources/Uses

A systemic fungicide with inhibitory effects on mites used on apples, soybeans, celery, beans, sugarcane, peanuts, nuts, citrus, grapes, mushrooms, berries, tomatoes, mangoes, avocados, vegetable crop seeds, rice, bulbs, grasses, shade trees, and other crops; In addition to a fungicide, has also been used in the manufacturing of textiles and paint pigments, as an oxidizing agent in sewage treatment, and as a drug (veterinarian anthelmintic); [ACGIH]

Comments

It is classified as "practically nontoxic"; [EXTOXNET] Allergic contact dermatitis in agricultural workers; [Marks] In high-dose reproductive studies of animals, benomyl causes testicular damage, fetal losses, and birth defects. [Frazier, p. 234-6] "Substances that have been shown to induce genetic damage in germ cells of humans or animals, or which produce mutagenic effects in somatic cells and have been shown to reach the germ cells in their active forms." [MAK] A dermal sensitizer; TLV Basis: Upper respiratory tract irritation; male reproductive system, testicular, and embryo/fetal damage; [ACGIH] A weak skin sensitizer; [Kanerva, p. 1754]

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Biomedical References

Insufficient data

1 mg/m3, inhalable particulate matter

15 mg/m3(total dust), 5 mg/m3(respirable fraction)

3.7E-09 mm Hg

Explanatory Notes

VP from HSDB;

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Yes

Yes

Confirmed Animal

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Contact dermatitis, allergic

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Farming (Pesticides)