R18-6-103. Agricultural Use Active Ingredient Evaluation

For each new or existing agricultural use pesticide registered in Arizona, the Director shall determine whether each active ingredient has the potential to pollute groundwater in the state. The Director shall either: 1. Base the evaluation on the information submitted in accordance with R18-6-102(A) to determine whether the active ingredient fails any of the following mobility factors and one or more of the following persistence factors; or SPECIFIC NUMERIC VALUES MOBILITY FACTORS PERSISTENCE FACTORS Water solubility No greater than 30 ppm Soil adsorption coefficient Kd no less than 5 Hydrolysis Half-life no greater than 25 weeks Aerobic soil metabolism Half-life no greater than 3 weeks Anaerobic soil metabolism Half-life no greater than 3 weeks Field dissipation Half-life no greater than 3 weeks 2. Base the evaluation on the product chemistry and environmental fate assessment submitted in accordance with R18-6-102(C).