Tebuconazole

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| Reference=[http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpp/Pesticid/JMPR/Download/94_eva/tebucona.pdf Tebuconazole], - {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429095408/http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/JMPR/Download/94_eva/tebucona.pdf |date=2011-04-29 }} Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Tebuconazole is a triazole fungicide used agriculturally to treat plant pathogenic fungi.

Environmental hazards

Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers this fungicide to be safe for humans, it may still pose a risk. It is listed as a possible carcinogen in the United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs carcinogen list with a rating of C (possible carcinogen). Its acute toxicity is moderate.[http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1999/January/Day-08/p319.htm EPA regulation on Tebuconazole] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427053553/http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1999/January/Day-08/p319.htm |date=2006-04-27 }} According to the World Health Organization toxicity classification, it is listed as III, which means slightly hazardous.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

Due to the potential for endocrine-disrupting effects, tebuconazole was assessed by the Swedish Chemicals Agency{{cite web|url=http://www.kemi.se/templates/News____5415.aspx|title=Interpretation of criteria for approval of active substances in the proposed EU plant protection regulation|date=2008-09-23|publisher=Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI)|accessdate=2009-01-14|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101024604/http://www.kemi.se/templates/News____5415.aspx|archivedate=2009-01-01}} as being potentially removed from the market by EU regulation 1107/2009.{{cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32009R1107:EN:NOT|title=European regulation 1107/2009|date=2009-10-21|accessdate=2010-10-28}}

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