Ecotoxicology: Algae: E
rC
50 for
Scenedesmus subspicatus 167.5 mg/l.Bees:Toxic to bees.Birds:Acute oral LD
50 for male Japanese quail 79.7, female Japanese quail 83.4 mg/ kg.Daphnia: LC
50 (48 h) 0.022 mg/l.Fish: LC
50 (96 h) for golden orfe 30, rainbow trout 9.1 mg/l.Worms: LC
50 for
Eisenia foetida 46 mg/ kg dry soil. Environmental fate: Animals:Omethoate is not accumulated in animal tissues or fat. The main metabolites in the urine are
O-demethylomethoate and
N-methyl-2-(methyldithio)acetamide.Soil:Omethoate has a relatively high mobility in soil but is very rapidly metabolised;
50 only a few days. The main metabolite is CO
2. Aged leaching studies revealed that metabolites have only a low leaching potential.Plant:Omethoate is rapidly taken up by plants. Demethylation and hydrolysis of P-S bonds are the main metabolic steps. The main metabolites are 3-hydroxy-3-[(2-methylamino-2-oxo-ethyl)thio]propionic acid and its oxidation products. WATER SOLUBILITY: Readily Soluble