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Endosulfan
Endosulfan is a cyclodiene insecticide and acaricide used in agricultural and horticultural crops for the control of a variety of insects and mites.
Endosulfan is a Restricted Chemical Product and only authorised people may use it.
Important Notice: endosulfan users
All endosulfan use must now be in accordance with new label instructions:
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Endosulfan forms
- Endosulfan spray record (
PDF - 76KB) - Endosulfan supply record ( PDF - 63KB)
- Consent Form: written consent to waive the downwind no-spray zone ( PDF - 42KB)
- Notice to Neighbour for endosulfan spraying ( PDF - 42KB)
Endosulfan review
Status: review completed
In 1995 the APVMA began a review of endosulfan because of concerns over possible risks to the public from short and long-term exposure to endosulfan residues (particularly in livestock, arising from spray drift from application to cotton and some other broad acre crops), occupational health and safety, trade and the environment.
In 2005 the APVMA released the Endosulfan Review Final Report. A key concern of the review was to prevent cattle from ingesting endosulfan residues. The APVMA imposed mandatory buffer zones for spraying and neighbourhood notification before application. Livestock must not be fed any pasture, forage or fodder treated with endosulfan.
In the review the APVMA strengthened restrictions on the supply and use of endosulfan. Endosulfan must not be used on leafy vegetables, berry fruits (including grapes), bananas, sorghum and maize, peanuts, legume vegetables, bulb vegetables, sweet corn or cole vegetables (except cabbage (head) broccoli and cauliflower). Read a full history of the review...
For more information please contact the Chemical Review Program on (02) 6210 4749 or by email to chemrev@apvma.gov.au
Review report |
Date |
| Endosulfan Final Report: Review summary ( PDF - 1.6MB) Residues assessments ( PDF - 3.4MB)OHS assessments ( PDF - 1.4MB) |
Jun 2005 |
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