• This work plan has been prepared to fulfill new legislative requirements intended to improve the transparency and predictability of chemical review decisions. Work plans for all current chemical reviews have been prepared in accordance with subsection…

  • Fenthion is a broad-spectrum organophosphorus insecticide. Fenthion is used to control insect pests in agricultural, commercial and domestic situations and external parasites on cattle. Fenthion is also used to control pest birds in and around…

  • Flumethrin is a fat-soluble synthetic pyrethroid insecticide used in the control of parasites on cattle, sheep, goats, horses and dogs. It is also used for control of mites in beehives.

  • Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum, non-selective, post-emergence herbicide effective on annual and perennial plants.

    Glyphosate comes in two forms: the free acid and various salts (isopropylamine, trimesium, diphenylamine and mono-ammonium). The…

  • Halquinol (5, 7-dichloro-quinolin-8-ol) is an antimicrobial used as a feed additive for poultry and as a pig growth promotant. It is also used for the control and treatment of non-specified diarrhoea, particularly in pigs.

     

  • Hormonal growth promotants (HGPs) are synthetic hormones used to boost growth or production in animals, including bovines (cattle) or bubalines (buffalo).

  • Inorganic arsenic occurs in many minerals and is widely distributed in rocks, soils and sediments. In minerals, the highest arsenic concentrations generally occur as the sulfide or oxide, or as the arsenides of copper, lead, silver or gold.

  • Macrocyclic lactones are anthelmintic parasiticides that are widely used in Australia and elsewhere to treat livestock.

    Macrocyclic lactones are natural fermentation products of the fungus-like Streptomyces bacterium. They are administered to…

  • This work plan has been prepared to fulfill new legislative requirements intended to improve the transparency and predictability of chemical review decisions. Work plans for all current chemical reviews have been prepared in accordance with subsection…

  • Metham sodium and dazomet are dithiocarbamate pesticides used for the control of weeds, nematodes, symphylids, fungi, soil insects and other soil-borne pests.

    In Australia, metham sodium and dazomet are mainly used as soil fumigants. Metham…