Environmental Exposure Limits (EELs)

Water

    Environmental Exposure Limit - EEL (1)
(mg per litre, unless otherwise specified)
Substance (2) CAS No. Water Fresh water Marine water
2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3- pentanediol mono (2- methylpropanoate) 025265-77-4 0.0001    
2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol (BHT) 128-37-0 0.014    
Bifenthrin 82657-04-3 0.05 ng/L    
Carbendazim 10605-21-7 0.00014    
Copper (Cu2+)     0.0014 0.0013
Cyproconazole 94361-06-5 0.77 ng/L    
Diflubenzuron 35367-38-5   0.00037 0.0002
Diuron 330-54-1   0.0002 0.0018
Esbiothrin 584-79-2 0.000089    
Fenhexamid 126833-17-8   0.013  
Glyphosate 1071-83-6 3.6    
Guazatine 108173-90-6 0.00013    
Imidacloprid 138261-41-3 0.000038    
Iodocarb 55406-53-6 0.0001    
Iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium 144550-36-7 16 ng/L    
Irgarol 28159-98-0 0.000024    
Ivermectin 70288-86-7   0.1 ng/L 0.1 ng/L
Metsulfuron-methyl (also as degradation product of Iodosulfuron-methyl) 74223-64-6 8 ng/L    
Moxidectin 113507-06-5 0.3 ng/L    
Octhilinone 26530-20-1 0.00009    
Permethrin 52645-53-1 0.0001    
d-Phenothrin 51186-88-0 3 ng/L    
Prallethrin 23031-36-9 4 ng/L    
Propiconazole 60207-90-1 0.0001    
Pyrethrins 8003-34-7 0.00001    
Pyrimethanil 53112-28-0 0.008    
Rotenone 83-79-4 0.00025    
Thiram 137-26-8 0.00001    
Tolylfluanid 731-27-1 0.00006    
Zinc (Zn2+)     0.008 0.015

Soil, Sediment, Application Rate

    Environmental Exposure Limit - EEL (1)
(mg per kg dry wt, unless otherwise specified)
Substance (2) CAS No. Soil Sediment Application Rate
2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3- pentanediol mono (2- methylpropanoate) 025265-77-4      
2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol (BHT) 128-37-0      
Bifenthrin 82657-04-3      
Carbendazim 10605-21-7      
Copper (Cu2+)        
Cyproconazole 94361-06-5      
Diflubenzuron 35367-38-5     40 g/m3 in compost; 4 g in 2.5 L water/m2 as a drench.
Diuron 330-54-1      
Esbiothrin 584-79-2      
Fenhexamid 126833-17-8      
Glyphosate 1071-83-6      
Guazatine 108173-90-6      
Imidacloprid 138261-41-3 0.001 0.001  
Iodocarb 55406-53-6      
Iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium 144550-36-7 0.00003    
Moxidectin 113507-06-5      
Irgarol 28159-98-0      
Ivermectin 70288-86-7      
Metsulfuron-methyl (also as degradation product of Iodosulfuron-methyl) 74223-64-6 0.00052    
Octhilinone 26530-20-1      
Permethrin 52645-53-1      
d-Phenothrin 51186-88-0      
Prallethrin 23031-36-9      
Propiconazole 60207-90-1      
Pyrethrins 8003-34-7      
Pyrimethanil 53112-28-0      
Rotenone 83-79-4      
Thiram 137-26-8      
Tolylfluanid 731-27-1      
Zinc (Zn2+)        

(1) These Environmental Exposure Limits apply to a substance (or its components) if an EEL has been set for the substance by an approval under Part V of the HSNO Act.

(2) Some substances may have synonyms. The CAS Number should be used for unequivocal identification.

Last updated: 01/08/2003.