Pesticide type
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Herbicide
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Substance group
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Dinitroaniline
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Minimum active substance purity
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900 g/kg
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Known relevant impurities
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EU dossier - 1.2-dichloroethane <= 1 g/kg; Nitroso-pendimethaline < 0.045 g/kg
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Substance origin
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Synthetic
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Mode of action
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Selective, absorbed by roots and leaves. Inhibition of mitosis and cell division. Microtubule assembly inhibition.
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CAS RN
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40487-42-1
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EC number
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254-938-2
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CIPAC number
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357
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US EPA chemical code
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108501
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PubChem CID
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38479
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Molecular mass (g mol
-1
)
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281.31
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PIN (Preferred Identification Name)
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-
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IUPAC name
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N
-(1-ethylpropyl)-2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidine
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CAS name
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N
-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine
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Other status information
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-
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Relevant Environmental Water Quality Standards
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UK Environment Agency non-statutory standard for the protection of aquatic life in fresh surface water and salt water: 1.5 ug/L as annual average, 6 ug/L as max acceptable conc.
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