Nettle extract |
Last updated: 24/10/2024
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(Also known as: Urtica spp.; nettle aqueous extract; nettle leaf extract) |
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.
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A complex aqueous extract of flavonoids, phenols, sapogenins and otherr plant derived chemicals obtained from the leaves of nettles which demonstrates insecticidal and fungicidal activity |
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Various aphids including Peach-potato aphid, Woolly aphid, Black bean aphid, walnut aphid; Diamond back moth; Fleabeetle; Codling moth; Spider mite; Alternaria; Powdery mildew; Leaf spot; Blight |
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Fruit trees; French beans; Potatoes, Brassicas, Lettuce, Ornamentals, Rapeseed, Radish, Grapevines |
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Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Rosales; Family: Urticaceae |
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414) |
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EFSA |
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ATAustria |
BEBelgium |
BGBulgaria |
CYCyprus |
CZCzech Republic |
DEGermany |
DKDenmark |
EEEstonia |
ELGreece |
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ESSpain |
FIFinland |
FRFrance |
HRCroatia |
HUHungary |
IEIreland |
ITItaly |
LTLithuania |
LULuxembourg |
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LVLatvia |
MTMalta |
NLNetherlands |
PLPoland |
PTPortugal |
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NONorway |
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Not applicable |
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Complex chemical mixture |
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Insecticide, Fungicide |
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Plant-derived substance |
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Natural; Complex mixture |
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Extracted from stinging nettle plants (Urtica dioica and/or Urtica urens) |
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Obtained by the aqueous treatment of the aerial part of the plant |
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Crop protection |
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Various aphids including Peach-potato aphid, Woolly aphid, Black bean aphid, walnut aphid; Diamond back moth; Fleabeetle; Codling moth; Spider mite; Alternaria; Powdery mildew; Leaf spot; Blight |
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Fruit trees; French beans; Potatoes, Brassicas, Lettuce, Ornamentals |
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84012-40-8 |
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90131-83-2 |
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nettle extract |
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Approved via EU & UK 'Basic substance' legislation (Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) |
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Not applicable |
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Green viscous liquid comprised of a variable and complex chemical mixture which includes flavenoids, phenolic acids, sugars and volatiles. |
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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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Terrestrial ecotoxicology |
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION |
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Carcinogen |
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Endocrine disruptor |
XNo, known not 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 |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
Reproduction / development effects |
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor |
Neurotoxicant |
No data found |
No data found |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
Respiratory tract irritant |
Skin irritant |
Skin sensitiser |
No data found |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
Eye irritant |
Phototoxicant |
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XNo, known not to cause a problem |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
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No information available |
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IMDG Transport Hazard Class 3 |
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Not listed (Not listed) |
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UN1197 |
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nettle extract |
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Record last updated: |
24/10/2024 |
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 |