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Monosodium Methylarsonate
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Monosodium Methylarsonate is a pesticide residue — Herbicide used on animal feed and cottonseed hulls
Also: Arsonate Liquid, Weed-E-Rad
What it does
Herbicide used on animal feed and cottonseed hulls
Where you'll see it
cottonseed hulls used for animal feed
What the research says
Arsenic compound; moderately toxic by ingestion. Skin and eye irritant.
Regulatory status
- Notes: Community Right-to-Know List; EPA Genetic Toxicology Program. FDA residue limit 0.9 ppm in cottonseed hulls
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): A herbicide used on animal feed and cottonseed hulls. FDA residue limit is 0.9 ppm