Information on Aluminum Phosphide (see also Phosphine)
Find information on the registration status, continuous evaluation and mitigation measures in California to regulate this active ingredient. An active ingredient is the chemical that makes a pesticide work on a target pest.
Active Ingredient: Aluminum Phosphide (see also Phosphine)
Type of Pesticide: Insecticide, Vertebrate Control
California Registration: Yes
EPA Registration: Yes
Fumigant: Yes
California Restricted Material: Yes
Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC): Yes
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC): No
Potential Groundwater Contaminant: No
Reevaluation Status: None
Chemical Class: Inorganic Phosphine
DPR Chemical Code: 484
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Documents
- June 2015 - Phosphine Mitigation Scoping Document - English pdf
- December 2014 - ENF 2014-25 - Update to Volume 3, Restricted Materials and Permitting, Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium, Including Aluminum and Magnesium Phosphide for Burrowing Rodent Control Recommended Permit Conditions
- June 2014 - Phosphine Risk Characterization Document - English pdf
- June 2014 - Estimation of Exposure to Persons in California to Phosphine due to Use of Aluminum Phosphide, Magnesium Phosphide, and Cylinderized Phosphine Gas - English pdf
- July 2013 - Inhalation of Phosphine Gas Following a Fire Associated With Fumigation of Processed Pistachio Nuts - English pdf
- December 2012 - ENF 2012-22 - Updates to Volume 3, Restricted Materials and Permitting Compendium, Including Aluminum and Magnesium Phosphide for Burrowing Rodent Control
- April 2011 - ENF 2011-11 - Update: Aluminum and Magnesium Phosphide Rodenticides/New Approved Labeling Amendments and Questions and Answers
- May 2006 - ENF 2006-010 - Fumitoxin® Label Interpretation
Historic Documents
- June 2016 – Recommendations Concerning Site Location and Building of a Fumigation Chamber in Stanislaus County
- March 2015 – Results from Consultation with Fresno CAC Concerning Proposed Use of Phosphine for Bin Treatment of Nuts and Grain in Proximity to a Sensitive Site
- March 2012 – Worksite Evaluation and Priority Illness Investigation Following a Phosphide Fire at a Kern County Commodity Processing Facility: Observations and Recommendations
- June 2010 – Report on Air Monitoring of the Application of Phosphine in Merced County in December 2008 (Appendix A-F)
- May 2008 – Proposed Amendment to Title 3 CCR Section 6400 to Include "Phosphine Gas" and "Magnesium Phosphide" in the Restricted Materials List
- January 2008 – An Overview of Phosphine-Generating Pesticides Used in California in 2005
- January 2008 – Review of an Improved Version of a Phosphine Gas Generator
- January 2007 – Notice to Pesticide Registrants Regarding Initiation of Risk Assessment Process for the Active Ingredient Phosphine
- January 2005 – Consultation on Paramount Facility and their Use of Phosphine Gas
- December 2004 – Consultation on Woolf-Harris Facility and their Use of Phosphine Gas
- September 2004 – Industrial Hygiene Assessment of a Nut-Processing Facility in Stanislaus County
- June 2004 – Results from Meeting with Stanislaus CAC at Sun Valley Nut Company In Turlock
- February 2004 – Review of Proposed Fumitoxin Label (Tracking ID# 204014)
- October 2003 – Evaluation of the Use of Phosphine Gas in a Kern County Nut-Processing Facility
- January 1998 – Illnesses and Injuries Associated with Exposures to Phosphine and Phosphine Degradation Products
- March 1983 – Monitoring Environmental Levels of Phosphine at a Rice Fumigation Site in Sacramento County, November 1982