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Roundup® Ready-To-Use Extended Control
Weed & Grass Killer Plus Weed Preventer
Version: 1.0 Effective date: 04/21/2004
Developmental toxicity/teratogenicity
Rat, oral, days of gestation:
NOAEL toxicity: 1,000 mg/kg body weight/day
NOAEL development: 1,000 mg/kg body weight/day
Target organs/systems in mother animal: none
Developmental effects: none
Rabbit, oral, days of gestation:
NOAEL toxicity: 350 mg/kg body weight/day
NOAEL development: 500 mg/kg body weight/day
Target organs/systems in mother animal: none
Other effects in mother animal: decrease of body weight gain, decrease of food consumption
Developmental effects: none
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
This section is intended for use by ecotoxicologists and other environmental specialists.
Data obtained on a similar glyphosate formulation and/or glyphosate are summarized below. The minor active
ingredient is not predicted to significantly contribute to the ecological toxicity of this formulation.
Similar formulation
Aquatic toxicity, fish
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss):
Acute toxicity (limit test), 96 hours, static, LC50: > 100 mg/L
Practically non-toxic.
Aquatic toxicity, invertebrates
Water flea (Daphnia magna):
Acute toxicity (limit test), 48 hours, static, EC50: > 100 mg/L
Practically non-toxic.
Aquatic toxicity, algae/aquatic plants
Green algae (Scenedesmus subspicatus):
Acute toxicity, 72 hours, static, EC50: > 87.7 mg/L
No more than slightly toxic.
Arthropod toxicity
Honey bee (Apis mellifera):
Oral, 48 hours, LD50: > 9,742 µg/bee
Practically non-toxic.
Honey bee (Apis mellifera):
Contact, 48 hours, LD50: 8,309 µg/bee
Practically non-toxic.
Soil organism toxicity, invertebrates
Earthworm (Eisenia foetida):
Acute toxicity, 14 days, LC50: > 1,000 mg/kg dry soil
Practically non-toxic.
N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine; {glyphosate}
Avian toxicity
Bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus):
Dietary toxicity, 5 days, LC50: > 4,640 mg/kg diet
No more than slightly toxic.
Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos):
Dietary toxicity, 5 days, LC50: > 4,640 mg/kg diet
No more than slightly toxic.