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Table 4 The FQPA factor determinations for non-dietary exposures

From: Application of the Food Quality Protection Act children’s health safety factor in the U.S. EPA pesticide risk assessments

 

FQPA factor for incidental oral exposure

FQPA factor for dermal exposure

FQPA factor for inhalation exposure

Number of pesticides for which an FQPA factor was assigned for this exposure scenario

27

16

27

Number of pesticides for which this exposure scenario has an FQPA factor greater than 1X

4

5

11

Percentage of pesticides for which this exposure scenario has an FQPA factor greater than 1X

15%

31%

41%

Which pesticides have an FQPA factor greater than 1X for this scenario

Chlorpropham, glufosinate, tebuconazole, thiophanate-methyl

Chlorpropham, glufosinate, iprodione, tebuconazole, thiophanate-methyl

2,4-D, chlorothalonil, chlorpropham, cyprodinil, dicamba BAPMA salt, glufosinate, iprodione, tebuconazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl, trifloxystrobin

1,3-Dichloropropene

N/A

N/A

1X (4 scenarios for different exposure durations: acute, short-term; intermediate-term; and long-term)

2,4-D

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

N/A

10X (1 scenario for all exposure durations)

Acetamiprid

1X (2 scenarios for different exposure durations: short- and intermediate-term; and long-term)

1X (2 scenarios for different exposure durations: short- and intermediate-term; and long-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Azoxystrobin

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

N/A

N/A

Boscalid

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Captan

1X (1 scenario for short-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Chlorothalonil

1X (2 scenarios for different exposure durations: short-term; and intermediate-term)

N/A

3X and 30X (2 scenarios for different exposure durations: acute inhalation with 3X FQPA factor; and short- and intermediate-term inhalation with 30X FQPA factor)

Chlorpropham

10X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

10X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

10X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Clothianidin

1X (1 scenario for short-term)

1X (1 scenario for all durations)

1X (1 scenario for all durations)

Cyprodinil

1X (1 scenario for short-term)

N/A

10X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Dicamba

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

N/A

2 scenarios: 1X for short-, intermediate- and long-term inhalation scenario for dicamba acid; 10X for short-, intermediate- and long-term inhalation scenario for dicamba BAPMA salt

Dimethomorph

1X (1 scenario for short-term)

N/A

N/A

Fenhexamid

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

N/A

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Fludioxonil

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

N/A

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Fluopicolide

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Glufosinate

10X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

10X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

10X (1 scenario for acute, short- and intermediate-term)

Glyphosate

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

N/A

N/A

Imidacloprid

1X (1 scenario for all durations)

1X (1 scenario for all durations)

1X (1 scenario for all durations)

Iprodione

N/A

10X (1 scenario for dermal and inhalation, short- and intermediate-term)

Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

N/A

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Metolachlor

1X (1 scenario for short-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term exposure for children)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Paraquat

1X (1 scenario for short-term)

1X (1 scenario for short-term)

1X (1 scenario for short-term)

Pendimethalin

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Pyraclostrobin

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Pyrimethanil

N/A

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Spinetoram

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

N/A

1X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Tebuconazole

3X (1 scenario for short-term)

3X (1 scenario for short-term)

3X (1 scenario for short-term)

Thiabendazole

1X (2 scenarios, for short- and intermediate-term exposure for children and for short- and intermediate-term exposure for adults)

N/A

10X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

Thiophanate-methyl

3X (1 scenario for short- and intermediate-term)

3X (2 scenarios for short- and intermediate-term, and for long-term exposures)

3X (2 scenarios for short- and intermediate-term, and for long-term exposures)

Trifloxystrobin

1X (1 scenario for short-term)

N/A

10X (1 scenario for all durations)

  1. N/A not available, indicating that an FQPA factor was not assigned for this exposure scenario