Pesticide Details

Pesticide Metam sodium
PC Code 039003
CAS Number 137-42-8
Type of Pesticide Multi-Target
Type of Organism Fishes
Common Name Bluegill sunfish
Scientific Name Lepomis macrochirus
Age 0.4 g
Guideline [72-1] Freshwater Fish Acute-warm and coldwater species with TGAI or TEP (FIFRA 158.490)
Test Type [S] Static system (aquatic)
% AI 42.2%
Study Length 96 hr
Dose Type [LC50] 50% Lethal Concentration in diet or water
Toxicity 0.51 Parts Per Million
95% Confidence Levels 0.4-0.75
Probit Slope N.R.
NGL <
NOEL 0.2
Study Date 1986
Review Date 1991
Category IN
MRID, ACC, TN Numbers 41106201
Laboratory BASF Corporation Experimental Toxicology and Ecology laboratories, Germany
Reviewer N. Vyas
Batch Number 060214QA
Eggs Laid
% Eggs Cracked
% Eggs Viable
% Live Embryos
% Egg Hatch
14 Day Survive
Growth Effect