40 CFR § 152.175
Pesticides classified for restricted use
June 9, 2020
The following uses of pesticide products containing the active ingredients specified below have been classified for restricted use and are limited to use by or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
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| Active ingredient | Formulation | Use pattern | Classification1 | Criteria influencing restriction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrolein | As sole active ingredient. No mixtures registered | All uses | Restricted | Inhalation hazard to humans. Residue effects on avian species and aquatic organisms. |
| Aldicarb | As sole active ingredient | Ornamental uses (indoor and outdoor) | ......do | Other hazards—accident history. |
| No mixtures registered | Agricultural crop uses | Under further evaluation | ||
| Aluminum phosphide | As sole active ingredient. No mixtures registered | ......do | ......do | Inhalation hazard to humans. |
| Azinphos methyl | All liquids with a concentration greater than 13.5 pct | ......do | ......do | Do. |
| All other formulations | ......do | Under futher evaluation. | ||
| Carbofuran | All concentrate suspensions and wettable powders 40% and greater | ......do | ......do | Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| All granular formulations | Rice | Under evaluation | ||
| All granular and fertilizer formulations | All uses except rice | ......do | ||
| Chloropicrin | All formulations greater than 2% | All uses | ......do | Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| All formulations | Rodent control | ......do | Hazard to non-target organisms. | |
| All formulations 2% and less | Outdoor uses (other than rodent control) | Unclassified | ||
| Clonitralid | All wettable powders 70% and greater | All uses | Restricted | Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| All granulars and wettable powders | Molluscide uses | Restricted | Effects on aquatic organisms. | |
| Pressurized sprays 0.55% and less | Hospital antiseptics | Unclassified | ||
| Dicrotophos | All liquid formulations 8% and greater | All uses | Restricted | Acute dermal toxicity; residue effects on avian species (except for tree injections). |
| Disulfoton | All emulsifiable concentrates 65% and greater, all emulsifiable concentrates and concentrate solutions 21% and greater with fensulfothion 43% and greater, all emulsifiable concentrates 32% and greater in combination with 32% fensulfothion and greater | ......do | Restricted | Do. Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| Non-aqueous solution 95% and greater | Commercial seed treatment | Restricted | Acute dermal toxicity. | |
| Granular formulations 10% and greater | Indoor uses (greenhouse) | ......do | Acute inhalation toxicity. | |
| Ethoprop | Emulsifiable concentrates 40% and greater | Aquatic uses | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. |
| All granular and fertilizer formulations | All uses | Under evaluation | ||
| Ethyl parathion | All granular and dust formulations greater than 2 pct, fertilizer formulations, wettable powders, emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated suspensions, concentrated solutions | ......do | Restricted | Inhalation hazard to humans. Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on mammalian, aquatic, avian species. |
| Smoke fumigants | ......do | ......do | Inhalation hazard to humans. | |
| Dust and granular formulations 2 pct and below | ......do | ......do | Other hazards—accident history. | |
| Fenamiphos | Emulsifiable concentrates 35% and greater | ......do | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. |
| Fonofos | Emulsifiable concentrates 44% and greater | ......do | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. |
| Emulsifiable concentrates 12.6% and less with pebulate 50.3% and less | Tobacco | Unclassified | ||
| Methamidophos | Liquid formulations 40% and greater | ......do | Restricted | Acute dermal toxicity; residue effects on avian species. |
| Dust formulations 2.5% and greater | ......do | ......do | Residue effects on avian species. | |
| Methidathion | All formulations | All uses except nursery stock, safflower and sunflower | ......do | Do. |
| All formulations | Nursery stock, safflower and sunflower | Unclassified | ||
| Methomyl | As sole active ingredient in 1 pct to 2.5 baits (except 1 pct fly bait) | Nondomestic outdoors-agricultural crops, ornamental and turf. All other registered uses | Restricted | Residue effects on mammalian species. |
| All concentrated solution formulations | ......do | ......do | Other hazards-accident history. | |
| 90 pct wettable powder formulations (not in water soluble bags) | ......do | ......do | Do. | |
| 90 pct wettable powder formulation in water soluble bags | ......do | Unclassified | ||
| All granular formulations | ......do | ......do | ||
| 25 pct wettable powder formulations | ......do | ......do | ||
| In 1.24 pct to 2.5 pct dusts as sole active ingredient and in mixtures with fungicides and chlorinated hydrocarbon, inorganic phosphate and biological insecticides | ......do | ......do | ||
| Methyl bromide | All formulations in containers greater than 1.5 lb | All uses | Restricted | Do. |
| Containers with not more than 1.5 lb of methyl bromide with 0.25 pct to 2.0 pct chloropicrin as an indicator | Single applications (nondomestic use) for soil treatment in closed systems | Unclassified | ||
| Container with not more than 1.5 lb having no indicator | All uses | Restricted | Do. | |
| Methyl parathion | All dust and granular formulations less than 5 pct | ......do | ......do | Other hazards-accident history. All foliar applications restricted based on residue effects on mammalian and avian species. |
| Microencapsulated | ......do | ......do | Residue effects on avian species. Hazard to bees. | |
| All dust and granular formulations 5 pct and greater and all wettable powders and liquids | ......do | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on mammalian and avian species. | |
| Nicotine (alkaloid) | Liquid and dry formulations 14% and above | Indoor (greenhouse) | ......do | Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| All formulations | Applications to cranberries | ......do | Effects on aquatic organisms. | |
| Liquid and dry formulations 1.5% and less | All uses (domestic and nondomestic) | Unclassified | ||
| Paraquat (dichloride) and paraquat bis(methyl sulfate) | All formulations and concentrations except those listed below | All uses | Restricted | Other hazards. Use and accident history, human toxicological data. |
| Pressurized spray formulations containing 0.44 pct Paraquat bis(methyl sulfate) and 15 pct petroleum distillates as active ingredients | Spot weed and grass control | ......do | ||
| Liquid fertilizers containing concentrations of 0.025 pct paraquat dichloride and 0.03 percent atrazine; 0.03 pct paraquat dichloride and 0.37 pct atrazine, 0.04 pct paraquat dichloride and 0.49 pct atrazine | All uses | Unclassified | ||
| Phorate | Liquid formulations 65% and greater | ......do | Restricted | Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on avian species (applies to foliar applications only). Residue effects on mammalian species (applies to foliar application only). |
| All granular formulations | Rice | ......do | Effects on aquatic organisms. | |
| Phosphamidon | Liquid formulations 75% and greater | ......do | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on mammalian species. Residue effects on avian species. |
| Dust formulations 1.5% and greater | ......do | ......do | Do. Residue effects on mammalian species. |
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| Picloram | All formulations and concentrations except tordon 101 R | ......do | ......do | Hazard to nontarget organisms (specifically nontarget plants both crop and noncrop). |
| Tordon 101 R forestry herbicide containing 5.4 pct picloram and 20.9 pct 2.4-D | Control of unwanted trees by cut surface treatment | Unclassified | ||
| Sodium cyanide3 | All capsules and ball formulations | All uses | Restricted | Inhalation hazard to humans. |
| Sodium fluoroacetate | All solutions and dry baits | ......do | ......do | Acute oral toxicity. Hazard to nontarget organisms. Use and accident history. |
| Strychnine | All dry baits, pellets and powder formulations greater than 0.5 pct | ......do | ......do | Acute oral toxicity. Hazard to nontarget avain species. Use and accident history. |
| All dry baits, pellets and powder formulations | All uses calling for burrow builders | ......do | Hazard to nontarget organisms. | |
| All dry baits, pellets and powder formulations 0.5 pct and below | All uses except subsoil | ......do | Do. | |
| ......do | All subsoil uses | Unclassified | ||
| Sulfotepp | Sprays and smoke generators | All uses | Restricted | Inhalation hazard to humans. |
| Zinc Phosphide | All formulations 2% and less | All domestic uses and non-domestic uses in and around buildings | Unclassified | |
| All dry formulations 60% and greater. | ||||
| All uses | Restricted | Acute inhalation toxicity. | ||
| All bait formulations | Non-domestic outdoor uses (other than around buildings) | ......do | Hazard to non-target organisms. | |
| All dry formulations 10% and greater | Domestic uses | ......do | Acute oral toxicity. |
1“Under evaluation” means no classification decision has been made and the use/formulation in question is still under active review within EPA.
2Percentages given are the total of dioxathion plus related compounds.
3(Note—M-44 sodium cyanide capsules may only be used by certified applicators who have also taken the required additional training.)
[43 FR 5790, Feb. 9, 1978, as amended at 44 FR 45132, Aug. 1, 1979; 46 FR 5698, Jan. 19, 1981. Redesignated and amended at 53 FR 15988, May 4, 1988; 60 FR 32096, June 19, 1995]
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