BAP | 6-Benzylaminopurin

"No critical areas of concern were identified in the area of physical-chemical properties. One data gap
for a plant method was identified.

No critical areas of concern or data gaps were identified in the area of mammalian toxicology. The risk
assessment is finalised.

There were no critical areas of concern in the residues section, however a data gap was identified for
quantitative evidence of the natural occurrence of 6-benzyladenine in edible crops, and the consumer
risk assessment could not be finalised. 

In soil, 6-benzyladenine exhibits very low persistence and did not show any metabolite needing further
consideration. 6-benzyladenine is stable to hydrolysis; however, in water/sediment systems it is
degraded relatively rapidly. According to the FOCUS GW models available (using worst case input
parameters), it is not expected that 6-benzyladenine will contaminate groundwater above the limit of
0.1µg/L when used according to the representative uses proposed (FOCUS 2000, 2007).  

No critical areas of concern were identified in the area of ecotoxicology; however a data gap was identified to address the effects of the formulation to aquatic plants and to the most sensitive algae species, for which the risk assessment could not be finalised. "

European Food Safety Authority; Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance 6-benzyladenine. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(10):1716. [49 pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1716. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu