South Korea NIER Released Data Exemption Criteria for 8 Rodenticides and Preservatives
On June 4, the South Korean National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) released the required/excepted data items of 8 rodenticides and preservatives to be approved through the simplified process, as well as the exemption details for the 2nd batch of disinfectants and insecticides.
Compared to the exemption criteria for the 1st batch of disinfectants and insecticides released on May 24 and May 28, these substances would be complexly required for a 90-day inhalation test and environmental impact data conditionally.
| No. | Active Substance | CAS No. | Conditionally Required Test Data |
| 1 | Colecalciferol | 67-97-0 | Biological sewage treatment (anaerobic biodegradation) |
| 2 | Coumatetralyl | 5836-29-3 | Acute toxicity to terrestrial plants;
Chronic toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial invertebrates; Impacts on soil microbial; Aquatic and sediment adsorption and desorption; Biological sewage treatment (aerobic biodegradation) Biological sewage treatment (anaerobic biodegradation) Soil accumulation |
| 3 | Boric acid | 10043-35-3 | Inhalation toxicity (90 days)
Air photodegradation; |
| 4 | Bromadiolone | 28772-56-7 | Biological sewage treatment (aerobic biodegradation) |
| 5 | Difenacoum | 56073-07-5 | Acute toxicity to terrestrial plants;
Chronic toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial invertebrates; Impacts on soil microbial; Aquatic and sediment adsorption and desorption; Biological sewage treatment (aerobic biodegradation) Soil degradability Soil accumulation |
| 6 | Brodifacoum | 56073-10-0 | Inhalation toxicity (90 days)
Biological sewage treatment (anaerobic biodegradation) |
| 7 | Flocoumafen | 90035-08-8 | Inhalation toxicity (90 days) Chronic toxicity to terrestrial invertebrates |
| 8 | Difethialone | 104653-34-1 | Inhalation toxicity (90 days)
Acute toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial invertebrates; Soil degradability Soil accumulation |
On June 11, NIER published the exemption criteria for the 3rd batch of disinfectants and insect ides and 2nd batch of rodenticides and preservatives, and the total number of active substances subject to simplified approval will be 130:
