Product Name

Atrazine

Function

Herbicide

Specification

97%TC, Atrazine 80%WP, Atrazine 50%WP, 500g/l SC

Chemical Name

6-chloro- N -ethyl- N '-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine

CAS No.

1912-24-9

Empirical Formula

C 8 H 14 ClN 5

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  m g/l (TDI 0.5  m g/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 also through the foliage, with translocation acropetally in the xylem and accumulation in the apical meristems and leaves.  Atrazine  Uses  Pre- and post-emergence control of annual broad-leaved weeds and annual grasses in maize, sorghum, sugar cane, pineapples, chemical fallow, grassland, macadamia nuts, conifers, industrial weed control. In Europe, use is concentrated in maize and sorghum at  £ 1.5 kg/ha. Used also in combinations with many other herbicides.  Phytotoxicity  Phytotoxic to many crops, including most vegetables, potatoes, soya beans, and peanuts. Atrazine

Package

25KG/Drum, 25KG/Bag, 1Kg/Al bag,etc