Quartz sand |
Last updated: 31/10/2024
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(Also known as: silica; silox; siderite; rock crystal; silicon oxide; silicon dioxide) |
Quartz sand is used as a game repellent by the forestry industry. It is insoluble in water and most organic solvents. As a naturally occurring and abundant mineral quartz is not expected to have adverse environmental effects or significant health implications when used as a plant protection product. |
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate |
Ecotoxicity |
Human health |
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Effective and relatively harmless substance with a variety of uses including as a game repellent especially for deer |
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Red deer; Sitka deer; Fallow deer; Hares |
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Forestry |
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Current |
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Not approved |
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Withdrawn |
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No data |
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414) |
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Approved |
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Latvia/Romania |
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31/08/2038 |
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No |
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Yes |
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ATAustria |
BEBelgium |
BGBulgaria |
CYCyprus |
CZCzech Republic |
DEGermany |
DKDenmark |
EEEstonia |
ELGreece |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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✓ |
✓ |
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✓ |
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ESSpain |
FIFinland |
FRFrance |
HRCroatia |
HUHungary |
IEIreland |
ITItaly |
LTLithuania |
LULuxembourg |
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✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ |
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LVLatvia |
MTMalta |
NLNetherlands |
PLPoland |
PTPortugal |
RORomania |
SESweden |
SISlovenia |
SKSlovakia |
✓ |
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✓ |
✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ |
✓ |
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ISIceland |
NONorway |
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None |
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SiO₂ |
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O=[Si]=O |
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No data |
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VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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InChI=1S/O2Si/c1-3-2 |
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Yes |
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Semiochemical |
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Inorganic compound |
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915-990 g kg⁻¹ |
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EU dossier - None declared |
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Natural |
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Unpleasant taste |
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Occurs as a natural mineral rock |
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It is produced from the raw quartz mineral and as a byproduct of Alumina Solution production |
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Pest management |
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Red deer; Sitka deer; Fallow deer; Hares |
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Forestry |
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- |
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14808-60-7 |
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7631-86-9 |
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238-878-4 |
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855 |
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24261 |
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No data found |
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60.08 |
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- |
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dioxosilane |
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silica dioxide |
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- |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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- |
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White-grey powder |
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Usually supplied as a wettable powder which is applied mannually to trees. |
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10 |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
Low |
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Insoluble |
Organic solvents |
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410 |
purified silica |
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Decomposes on boiling |
purified silica |
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Decomposes on boiling |
purified silica |
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2.2 |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
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No maxima identified |
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730 |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
Very persistent |
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Literature states that the substance is stable in soil. Quartz is a naturally occurring substance that is a constituent of most soils. |
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Stable |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
Stable |
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- |
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Stable |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
Stable |
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Stable |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
Stable |
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Stable |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
Stable |
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As this parameter is not normally measured directly, a surrogate measure is used: ‘Photochemical oxidative DT₅₀’. Where data is available, this can be found in the Fate Indices section below. |
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Soil adsorption and mobility |
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology |
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500 |
Rat |
Moderate |
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> 100 |
Oncorhynchus mykiss as preparation |
Low |
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> 500 |
Daphnia magna as preparation |
Low |
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> 440 |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata |
Low |
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION |
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High (class III) |
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500 |
Rat |
Moderate |
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5000 |
Rabbit |
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> 2.2 |
Rat |
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None allocated |
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None allocated |
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None allocated |
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Negligible risk to bystanders due to proposed patterns of use |
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PPE/PPC required |
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Carcinogen |
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Endocrine disruptor |
✓Yes, known to cause a problem |
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data |
No data found |
Reproduction / development effects |
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor |
Neurotoxicant |
No data found |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
Respiratory tract irritant |
Skin irritant |
Skin sensitiser |
?Possibly, status not identified |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
No data found |
Eye irritant |
Phototoxicant |
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?Possibly, status not identified |
No data found |
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Prolonged exposure may cause delayed lung injury/fibrosis (silicosis) May be harmful if swallowed or inhaled CLP data - known human carcinogen; US NTP - known carcinogen |
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Not explosive or oxidising Not expected to auto-ignite; Not highly flammable |
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Health: H372, H373, H350 |
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Not listed (Not listed) |
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quartz sand |
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quartz |
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Quartz |
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quartz |
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quartzo |
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cuarzo |
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Record last updated: |
31/10/2024 |
Contact: |
aeru@herts.ac.uk |
Please cite as: |
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242 |