PFAS chemicals in Pesticides May 2024
This post wants to alert readers about the possible PFAS contamination of commonly used pesticides in Australia. It will be updated as new information comes to hand.
The table below was sourced from 8 references where PFAS contamination of pesticides was published. In the list below ref refers to the reference at the bottom of the list. Pubris refers to the APVMA database which users can search for registered pesticides and ingredients in Australia. Results refer to how many products have that particular pesticide listed under Pubcris.
The most listed products include the following pesticides: Imidacloprid, Bifenthrin, Piperonyl Butoxide, Abamectin, Fipronil, Diflufenican, Trifluralin, Flutriafol, Indoxacarb and Fluroxypur.
As new information comes to hand some of the list may be deleted. Other pesticides are also likely to be added to the list as well.
PFAS pesticides Alphabetical
Abamectin ref 7 (Pubcris 222 results). Insecticide/Parasiticides – sheep cattle drench/Cockroach Bait/insect spray
Acifluorfen ref 2, 10 (Pubrcris 12 results) Herbicide
Acifluorfen-sodium ref 8, 10 (Pubcris 3 results) Active Constituent
Afoxolaner ref 10 (Pubcris 10 results)
Amisulbrom ref 10 (Pubcris 5 results)
Benzovindiflupyr ref 8, 9, 10 (Pubcris 2 results) Fungicide
Bicyclopyrone ref 2, 8, 10 (Pubcris 2 results) Herbicide/Active Constituent
Bifenthrin ref 2, 8, 10 (Pubcris 304 results) Insecticide/Active Constituent – mosquito/grub/termites/lawn beetle/tick&flea/lawns/wood treatment/timber/antspreservative/cockroaches/spiders/millipede, homeguard collars, turf
Bistrifluron ref 8, 10 (Pubcris 1 result) Active Constituent
Bixafen ref 2, 8, 9, 10 (Pubcris 2 results) Active Constituent/Fungicide
Broflanilide ref 2, 4, 10 (Pubcris 9 results) Insecticide. Bait, termiticide, cockroach bait, ant bait, fly bait
Bromethalin ref 2, 8, 10 (9 results) Vertebrate Poison/Active Consituent
Butafenacil ref 8, 10 (Pubcris 24 results) Herbicide/Active Constituent
Carfentrazone ref 8 (Pubcris 13 results) Herbicide
carfentrazone-ethyl ref 2, 8, 10 (Pubcris 72 results) Herbicide/Actve Constituent
chlorfenapyr ref 2, 8, 10 (Pubcris 7 results) Active Constituent
Chlorfluazuron ref 8, 10 (Pubcris 19 results). Insecticide/Active Constituent. Termite bait
Clodinafop ref 8, 9, 10 (Pubcris 23 results) Herbicide
clodinafop-propargyl ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 42 results) Herbicide/Active Constituent
Cyflufenamid ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 3 results) Fungicide/Active Constituent
Cyflumetofen ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 2 results) Miticide/Active Constituent
Cyfluthrin ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 11 results) Insecticide/Household insecticide. Ant, cockroach, flies. Litter beetle, lawn grub, wasps
Cyhalofop-butyl ref 8, 9 (pubcris 6 results) herbicide/active constituent
Cyhalothrin ref 8, 9 (pubcris 4 results) insecticide/active constituent
Cyhalothrin, lambda ref 8 (pubcris 4 results) insecticide/active constituent
Dichlofluanid ref 8, 10 (pubcris 2 results) active constituent/wood preservative
Diflubenzuron ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 19 results) active constituent/parasticide. Lousicide cattle and sheep, sheep dip
Diflufenican ref 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris167 results) herbicide/active constituent
Dithiopyr ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 5 results) active constituent/herbicide
Epoxiconazole ref 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 74 results) fungicide/active constituent
Etoxazole ref 2, 10 (pubcris7 results) insecticide/miticide/active constituent
Fipronil ref 2, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 205 results) insecticide/household insecticide/fruit fly/dogs flea and tick/termites, cats, cockroach
Flazasulfuron ref 5, 6, 8 (pubcris 2 results) active constituent/herbicide
Flamprop-methyl ref 8, 10 (pubcris 2 results) herbicide
Flamprop-M-methyl ref 8, 10 (pubcris 7 results) herbicide/active ingredient
Flazasulfuron ref 10, (Pubcris 2 results)
Flocoumafen ref 8, 10 (pubcris 8 results) Vertebrate Poison/active ingredient
Flonicamid ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 9 results) Insecticide/active ingredient
Florasulam ref 2, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 22 results) Herbicide/active ingredient
Florpyrauxifen-benzyl ref 2, 9 (pubcris 6 results) herbicide/active ingredent
Florylpicoxamid 9 (3 results)
Fluazaindolizine ref 10 (2 results)
Fluazifop – P ref 5, 6, 8. 10 (pubcris 8 results) herbicide
Fluazifop-P-butyl ref 2, 10 (pubcris 7 results) active constituent/herbicide
Fluazinam ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 25 results) fungicide/active constituent
Fluazuron ref 8 (pubcris 29 results) parasiticide/active ingredient
Flubendazole 9 (6 results)
Flubendiamide ref 6, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 8 results) insecticide/active ingredient
Fludioxonil ref 2, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 40 results) fungicide/active ingredient
Fluensulfone ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 2 results) nematicide/active ingredient
Flufenoxuron ref 8, 10 (pubcris 1 result) active constituent
Flumethrin ref 2, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 8 results) parasiticide/active ingredient
Flumetsulam ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 38 results) herbicide/active ingredient
Flumiclorac-pentyl ref 8, 10 (pubcris 1 result) active constituent
Flumioxazin ref 2, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 32 results) herbicide/active ingredient
Fluometuron ref 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 19 results) herbicide/active ingredient
Fluopicolide ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 3 results) active ingredient/fungicide
Fluopyram ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 12 results) fungicide/active ingredient
Fluoxapiprolin 9 (2 results)
Flupropanate ref 8, 10 (pubcris 22 results) herbicide
Flupropanate-sodium ref 8, 10 (pubcris 4 results) active ingredient
Flupyradifurone ref 8, 10 (pubcris 3 results) insecticide/active ingredient
Fluquinconazole ref 8, 10 (pubcris 13 results) fungicide/active ingredient
Fluralaner ref 10 (36 results)
Fluroxypyr ref 2, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 88 results) herbicide/active ingredient
Fluroxypyr-meptyl ref 2 (pubcris 18 results) active constituent/herbicide
Flutolanil ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 3 results) fungicide/active ingredient
Flutriafol ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 94 results) fungicide/active ingredient
Fluxapyroxad ref 2 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 11 results) fungicide/active ingredient
Fomesafen ref 2, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 2 results) herbicide/active ingredient
gamma-Cyhalothrin ref 2, 6, 9, 10 (pubcris 3 results) insectide/active ingredient
Halauxifen ref 10 (pubcris 1 result)
Halauxifen-methyl ref 2, 9 (pubcris 8 results) herbicide/active ingredient
Haloxyfop ref 8, 9 (pubcris 51 results) herbicide
Haloxyfop-P ref 8, 10 (pubcris 28 results) herbicide/active ingredient
Haloxyfop-R ref 8 (pubcris 29 results) herbicide
Haloxyfop-P Methyl ref 10 (pubcris 27 results)
Hexaflumuron ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 4 results) insecticide/active ingredient
Hydramethylnon ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 16 results) insecticide/active ingredient
Imidacloprid ref 1, 7 (pubcris 369 results) insecticide/parasiticide/active ingredient/household insecticide
Indaziflam ref 8, 10 (pubcris 5 results) herbicide/active ingredient
Indoxacarb ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 94 results) household insecticide/insecticide/active ingredient
Inpyrfluxam 9 (2 results)
Ipflufenoquin 9 (2 results)
Isopyrazam ref 8, 10 (pubcris 2 results) fungicide/active ingredient
Isoxaflutole ref 2, 6, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 55 results) herbicide/active ingredient
lambda-Cyhalothrin ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 73 results) insecticide/active ingredient
Lufenuron ref 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 17 results) parasiticides/active ingredients
Malathion ref 3, 7 (pubcris 19 results) insecticide/active ingredient
Mefentrifluconazole ref 2, 5, 6, 9 ( pubcris 4 results) fungicide/active ingredient
Metaflumizone ref 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 2 results) insecticide/active ingredient
Methiozolin ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 3 results) herbicide
Metofluthrin ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 6 results) household insecticide/active ingredient
Methoxyfenozide ref 3 (pubcris 19 results) insecticide/active ingredient
Momfluorothrin ref 2, 10 (pubcris 3 results) household insecticide/active constituent
Norflurazon ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 5 results) herbicide/active constituent
Novaluron ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 7 results) insecticide/active constituent
Oxathiapiprolin ref 2, 5, 6, 8,10 (pubcris 5 results) fungicide/active constituent
Oxyfluorfen ref 2, 6, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 76 results) herbicide/active constituent
Penflufen ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 5 results) fungicide/active constituent
Penthiopyrad ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 3 results) fungicide/active constituent
Picolinafen ref 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 16 results) herbicide/active constituent
Piperonyl Butoxide ref 1 (pubcris 284 results) Household insecticide/paracitides/insecticide/miticide/active constituent
Prodiamine ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 8 results) herbicide/active constituent
Prosulfuron ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 3 results) active constituent/herbicide
Pydiflumetofen 9,10 (7 results)
Pyraflufen-ethyl ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 11 results) herbicide/active constituent
Pyrasulfotole ref 8, 10 (pubcris 13 results) herbicide/active constituent
Pyroxasulfone ref 2, 8, 10 ( pubcris 71 results) herbicide/active constituent
Pyroxsulam ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 (pubcris 7 results) active constituent/herbicide
Quinoxyfen ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 6 results) fungicide/active constituent
Saflufenacil ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 21 results) herbicide/active constituent
Sedaxane ref 8, 10 (pubcris 5 results) fungicide/active constituent
Sodium acifluorfen ref 2 (pubcris 8 results) herbicide/active constituent
Sodium fluoride ref 8 (pubcris 7 results) mixed function pesticide/wood preservative/nutrition & metabolism
Sodium fluoroacetate ref 8, 10 (pubcris 27 results) vertebrate poison
Spinetoram ref 7 (pubcris 8 results) insecticide/active constituent
Spinosad ref 7 (pubcris 48 results) active constituent/insecticide/parasiticide/vet small animals
Sulfoxaflor ref 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (pubcris 4 results) active constituent/insecticide
Sulfuryl fluoride PROFUME ref 8, 10 (pubcris 1 result) insecticide
Sulfuryl fluoride ref? (4 results) insecticide/active constituent
Tau-Fluvalinate ref 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 38 results) insecticide/mixed function pesticide/
Tefluthrin ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 1 result) active constituent
Tetraconazole ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 5 results) active constituent/fungicide
Tetraniliprole ref 2, 10 (pubcris 4 results) insecticide/active constituent
Thiazopyr ref 8, 10 ( pubcris 1 result) active constituent
Tiafenacil ref 2, 10 (pubcris 2 results) herbicide, active constituent
Tolylfluanid ref 8, 10 (pubcris 1 result) active constituent
Transfluthrin ref 8, 10 (pubcris 53 results) insecticide/household insecticide/active constituent
Trifloxystrobin ref 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 (pubcris 23 results) active constituent/fungicide
Trifloxysulfuron ref 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 9 results) herbicide/active constituent
Trifloxysulfuron-sodium ref 8 (pubcris 1 result) active constituent
Trifludimoxazin ref 10 (pubcris 2 results)
Triflumizole ref 2, 8, 10 (pubcris 1 result) active constituent
Triflumuron ref 8, 10 (pubcris 34 results) mixed function seed treatment/insecticide/parasiticides
Trifluralin ref 2, 8, 9, 10 (pubcris 123 results) herbicide/active constituent
References
1. https://civileats.com/2022/11/07/pfas-forever-chemicals-pesticides-pollution-farmland-mosquito-control-epa-inert-ingredients/
2. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2024/mandated/240221.pdf
3. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/07/food-pesticides-toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas
4. https://pfas-1.itrcweb.org/2-5-pfas-uses/
5. https://www.pan-uk.org/site/wp-content/uploads/PANUK_PFAS_PressRelease.pdf
6. https://www.pan-europe.info/sites/pan-europe.info/files/public/resources/reports/PFAS%20Pesticides%20report%20November%202023.pdf
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