Product Name: Atrazine
Function: Herbicide
Specification: 97%TC, 80%WP, 50%WP, 50%SC
Chemical Name: 6-chloro-N-ethyl-N'-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine
CAS No.: 1912-24-9
Empirical Formula: C8H14ClN5
Toxicology:
Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats 1869-3090 mg tech./kg, mice >1332-3992 mg/kg.
Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >3100 mg/kg. Mild skin irritant; non-irritating to eyes (rabbits). Skin sensitiser in guinea pigs, but not in humans.
Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats >5.8 mg/l air.
NOEL (2 y) for rats 10 mg/kg diet (0.5 mg/kg daily), for dogs 150 mg/kg diet (3.75 mg/kg daily), for mice 10 mg/kg diet (1.4 mg/kg daily).
ADI 0.005 mg/kg b.w.
Water GV 2 mg/l (TDI 0.5 mg/kg b.w.).
Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) U; EPA (formulation) III
Applications:
Atrazine Mode of action Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed principally through the roots, but als…