Lemongrass oil |
Last updated: 12/06/2024
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(Also known as: oil of lemongrass; Indian melissa oil; lemongrass extract; Cymbopogon Citratus leaf oil ) |
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 |
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A plant essential oil derived from plants within the Cymbopogan species used for control of fungal infections and general insect control |
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Post-harvest storage diseases, General insect control including mosquito, leafroller, looper |
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Storage crops |
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Current |
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Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Poales; Family: Poaceae |
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Not approved |
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Not applicable |
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No UK approval for use |
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414) |
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Not approved |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Yes |
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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 |
RORomania |
SESweden |
SISlovenia |
SKSlovakia |
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Production of the oil produces as racemic mixture of citral. The E-isomer is known as citral A and the Z-isomer as citral B or neral. |
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Fungicide, Insecticide. Semiochemical |
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Plant-derived substance; Plant oil |
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Natural; Complex mixture |
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Non-toxic mode of action |
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Lemongrass oil is derived from several different species including Cymbopogan flexuosus, C. citratus and C. pendulus |
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Obtained by fractional distillation |
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Storage quality; General pest management |
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Post-harvest storage diseases, General insect control including mosquito, leafroller, looper |
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Post-harvest storage diseases, General insect control including mosquito, leafroller, looper |
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8007-02-1 |
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040502 |
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lemongrass oil |
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FEMA=2624 |
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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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Orange-yellow coloured liquid with strong lemony odour |
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Lemongrass oil |
Gramme Products |
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Miscible |
Mineral oil |
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Miscible |
Ether |
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Miscible |
Methanol |
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229 |
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72.8 |
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0.9 |
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Readily biodegradable |
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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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> 5000 |
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Low |
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4.1 |
Oryzias latipes |
Moderate |
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27.0 |
Daphnia magna |
Moderate |
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION |
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> 5000 |
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Low |
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Rabbit |
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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 ; E3 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 3 = Negative |
No data found |
Reproduction / development effects |
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor |
Neurotoxicant |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
No data found |
No data found |
Respiratory tract irritant |
Skin irritant |
Skin sensitiser |
?Possibly, status not identified |
?Possibly, status not identified |
?Possibly, status not identified |
Eye irritant |
Phototoxicant |
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?Possibly, status not identified |
No data found |
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No information available |
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Not explosive or oxidising Highly flammable IMDG Transport Hazard Class 9 |
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Health: H315, H317, H318 Environment: H411 |
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Not listed (Not listed) |
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Packaging group III (minor danger) |
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lemongrass oil |
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Record last updated: |
12/06/2024 |
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 |