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§152.175 Pesticides classified for restricted use.

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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                                                                                                    Criteria
       Active ingredient              Formulation           Use pattern       Classification      influencing
                                                                                   \1\            restriction
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Acrolein.......................  As sole active         All uses..........  Restricted.......  Inhalation hazard
                                  ingredient. No                                                to humans.
                                  mixtures registered.                                          Residue effects
                                                                                                on avian species
                                                                                                and aquatic
                                                                                                organisms.
Aldicarb.......................  As sole active         Ornamental uses     ......do.........  Other
                                  ingredient.            (indoor and                            hazards_accident
                                                         outdoor).                              history.
                                 No mixtures            Agricultural crop   Under further
                                  registered.            uses.               evaluation.
Aluminum phosphide.............  As sole active         ......do..........  ......do.........  Inhalation hazard
                                  ingredient. No                                                to humans.
                                  mixtures registered.
Azinphos methyl................  All liquids with a     ......do..........  ......do.........   Do.
                                  concentration
                                  greater than 13.5
                                  pct.
                                 All other              ......do..........  Under futher
                                  formulations.                              evaluation..
Carbofuran.....................  All concentrate        ......do..........  ......do.........  Acute inhalation
                                  suspensions and                                               toxicity.
                                  wettable powders 40%
                                  and greater.
                                 All granular           Rice..............  Under evaluation.
                                  formulations.
                                 All granular and       All uses except     ......do.........
                                  fertilizer             rice.
                                  formulations.
Chloropicrin...................  All formulations       All uses..........  ......do.........  Acute inhalation
                                  greater than 2%.                                              toxicity.
                                 All formulations.....  Rodent control....  ......do.........  Hazard to non-
                                                                                                target
                                                                                                organisms.
                                 All formulations 2%    Outdoor uses        Unclassified.....
                                  and less.              (other than
                                                         rodent control).
Clonitralid....................  All wettable powders   All uses..........  Restricted.......  Acute inhalation
                                  70% and greater.                                              toxicity.
                                 All granulars and      Molluscide uses...  Restricted.......  Effects on
                                  wettable powders.                                             aquatic
                                                                                                organisms.
                                 Pressurized sprays     Hospital            Unclassified.....
                                  0.55% and less.        antiseptics.
Dicrotophos....................  All liquid             All uses..........  Restricted.......  Acute dermal
                                  formulations 8% and                                           toxicity;
                                  greater.                                                      residue effects
                                                                                                on avian species
                                                                                                (except for tree
                                                                                                injections).
Disulfoton.....................  All emulsifiable       ......do..........  Restricted.......   Do.
                                  concentrates 65% and                                         Acute inhalation
                                  greater, all                                                  toxicity.
                                  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.
                                 Non-aqueous solution   Commercial seed     Restricted.......  Acute dermal
                                  95% and greater.       treatment.                             toxicity.
                                 Granular formulations  Indoor uses         ......do.........  Acute inhalation
                                  10% and greater.       (greenhouse).                          toxicity.
Ethoprop.......................  Emulsifiable           Aquatic uses......  ......do.........  Acute dermal
                                  concentrates 40% and                                          toxicity.
                                  greater.
                                 All granular and       All uses..........  Under evaluation.
                                  fertilizer
                                  formulations.
Ethyl parathion................  All granular and dust  ......do..........  Restricted.......  Inhalation hazard
                                  formulations greater                                          to humans. Acute
                                  than 2 pct,                                                   dermal toxicity.
                                  fertilizer                                                    Residue effects
                                  formulations,                                                 on mammalian,
                                  wettable powders,                                             aquatic, avian
                                  emulsifiable                                                  species.
                                  concentrates,
                                  concentrated
                                  suspensions,
                                  concentrated
                                  solutions.
                                 Smoke fumigants......  ......do..........  ......do.........  Inhalation hazard
                                                                                                to humans.
                                 Dust and granular      ......do..........  ......do.........  Other
                                  formulations 2 pct                                            hazards_accident
                                  and below.                                                    history.
Fenamiphos.....................  Emulsifiable           ......do..........  ......do.........  Acute dermal
                                  concentrates 35% and                                          toxicity.
                                  greater.
Fonofos........................  Emulsifiable           ......do..........  ......do.........  Acute dermal
                                  concentrates 44% and                                          toxicity.
                                  greater.
                                 Emulsifiable           Tobacco...........  Unclassified.....
                                  concentrates 12.6%
                                  and less with
                                  pebulate 50.3% and
                                  less.
Methamidophos..................  Liquid formulations    ......do..........  Restricted.......  Acute dermal
                                  40% and greater.                                              toxicity;
                                                                                                residue effects
                                                                                                on avian
                                                                                                species.
                                 Dust formulations      ......do..........  ......do.........  Residue effects
                                  2.5% and greater.                                             on avian
                                                                                                species.
Methidathion...................  All formulations.....  All uses except     ......do.........   Do.
                                                         nursery stock,
                                                         safflower and
                                                         sunflower.
                                 All formulations.....  Nursery stock,      Unclassified.....
                                                         safflower and
                                                         sunflower.
Methomyl.......................  As sole active         Nondomestic         Restricted.......  Residue effects
                                  ingredient in 1 pct    outdoors-                              on mammalian
                                  to 2.5 baits (except   agricultural                           species.
                                  1 pct fly bait).       crops, ornamental
                                                         and turf. All
                                                         other registered
                                                         uses.
                                 All concentrated       ......do..........  ......do.........  Other hazards-
                                  solution                                                      accident
                                  formulations.                                                 history.
                                 90 pct wettable        ......do..........  ......do.........   Do.
                                  powder formulations
                                  (not in water
                                  soluble bags).
                                 90 pct wettable        ......do..........  Unclassified.....
                                  powder formulation
                                  in water soluble
                                  bags.
                                 All granular           ......do..........  ......do.........
                                  formulations.
                                 25 pct wettable        ......do..........  ......do.........
                                  powder formulations.
                                 In 1.24 pct to 2.5     ......do..........  ......do.........
                                  pct dusts as sole
                                  active ingredient
                                  and in mixtures with
                                  fungicides and
                                  chlorinated
                                  hydrocarbon,
                                  inorganic phosphate
                                  and biological
                                  insecticides.
Methyl bromide.................  All formulations in    All uses..........  Restricted.......   Do.
                                  containers greater
                                  than 1.5 lb.
                                 Containers with not    Single              Unclassified.....
                                  more than 1.5 lb of    applications
                                  methyl bromide with    (nondomestic use)
                                  0.25 pct to 2.0 pct    for soil
                                  chloropicrin as an     treatment in
                                  indicator.             closed systems.
                                 Container with not     All uses..........  Restricted.......   Do.
                                  more than 1.5 lb
                                  having no indicator.
Methyl parathion...............  All dust and granular  ......do..........  ......do.........  Other hazards-
                                  formulations less                                             accident
                                  than 5 pct.                                                   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  ......do..........  ......do.........  Acute dermal
                                  formulations 5 pct                                            toxicity.
                                  and greater and all                                           Residue effects
                                  wettable powders and                                          on mammalian and
                                  liquids.                                                      avian species.
Nicotine (alkaloid)............  Liquid and dry         Indoor              ......do.........  Acute inhalation
                                  formulations 14% and   (greenhouse).                          toxicity.
                                  above.
                                 All formulations.....  Applications to     ......do.........  Effects on
                                                         cranberries.                           aquatic
                                                                                                organisms.
                                 Liquid and dry         All uses (domestic  Unclassified.....
                                  formulations 1.5%      and nondomestic).
                                  and less.
Paraquat (dichloride) and        All formulations and   All uses..........  Restricted.......  Other hazards.
 paraquat bis(methyl sulfate).    concentrations                                                Use and accident
                                  except those listed                                           history, human
                                  below.                                                        toxicological
                                                                                                data.
                                 Pressurized spray      Spot weed and       ......do.........
                                  formulations           grass control.
                                  containing 0.44 pct
                                  Paraquat bis(methyl
                                  sulfate) and 15 pct
                                  petroleum
                                  distillates as
                                  active ingredients.
                                 Liquid fertilizers     All uses..........  Unclassified.....
                                  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.
Phorate........................  Liquid formulations    ......do..........  Restricted.......  Acute dermal
                                  65% and greater.                                              toxicity.
                                                                                               Residue effects
                                                                                                on avian species
                                                                                                (applies to
                                                                                                foliar
                                                                                                applications
                                                                                                only).
                                                                                               Residue effects
                                                                                                on mammalian
                                                                                                species (applies
                                                                                                to foliar
                                                                                                application
                                                                                                only).
                                 All granular           Rice..............  ......do.........  Effects on
                                  formulations.                                                 aquatic
                                                                                                organisms.
Phosphamidon...................  Liquid formulations    ......do..........  ......do.........  Acute dermal
                                  75% and greater.                                              toxicity.
                                                                                               Residue effects
                                                                                                on mammalian
                                                                                                species.
                                                                                               Residue effects
                                                                                                on avian
                                                                                                species.
                                 Dust formulations      ......do..........  ......do.........   Do.
                                  1.5% and greater.                                            Residue effects
                                                                                                on mammalian
                                                                                                species.
Picloram.......................  All formulations and   ......do..........  ......do.........  Hazard to
                                  concentrations                                                nontarget
                                  except tordon 101 R.                                          organisms
                                                                                                (specifically
                                                                                                nontarget plants
                                                                                                both crop and
                                                                                                noncrop).
                                 Tordon 101 R forestry  Control of          Unclassified.....
                                  herbicide containing   unwanted trees by
                                  5.4 pct picloram and   cut surface
                                  20.9 pct 2.4-D.        treatment.
Sodium cyanide \3\.............  All capsules and ball  All uses..........  Restricted.......  Inhalation hazard
                                  formulations.                                                 to humans.
Sodium fluoroacetate...........  All solutions and dry  ......do..........  ......do.........  Acute oral
                                  baits.                                                        toxicity. Hazard
                                                                                                to nontarget
                                                                                                organisms. Use
                                                                                                and accident
                                                                                                history.
Strychnine.....................  All dry baits,         ......do..........  ......do.........  Acute oral
                                  pellets and powder                                            toxicity. Hazard
                                  formulations greater                                          to nontarget
                                  than 0.5 pct.                                                 avain species.
                                                                                                Use and accident
                                                                                                history.
                                 All dry baits,         All uses calling    ......do.........  Hazard to
                                  pellets and powder     for burrow                             nontarget
                                  formulations.          builders.                              organisms.
                                 All dry baits,         All uses except     ......do.........   Do.
                                  pellets and powder     subsoil.
                                  formulations 0.5 pct
                                  and below.
                                 ......do.............  All subsoil uses..  Unclassified.....
Sulfotepp......................  Sprays and smoke       All uses..........  Restricted.......  Inhalation hazard
                                  generators.                                                   to humans.
Zinc Phosphide.................  All formulations 2%    All domestic uses   Unclassified.....
                                  and less.              and non-domestic
                                                         uses in and
                                                         around buildings.
                                 All dry formulations
                                  60% and greater..
                                                        All uses..........  Restricted.......  Acute inhalation
                                                                                                toxicity.
                                 All bait formulations  Non-domestic        ......do.........  Hazard to non-
                                                         outdoor uses                           target
                                                         (other than                            organisms.
                                                         around buildings).
                                 All dry formulations   Domestic uses.....  ......do.........  Acute oral
                                  10% and greater.                                              toxicity.
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\1\ ``Under evaluation'' means no classification decision has been made and the use/formulation in question is
  still under active review within EPA.
\2\ Percentages 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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