Detailed Product Description

Atrazine 80% WP

Trade Name: Atrazine

Chemical Name: 2-chloro-4-ethylamine-6-isopropylamino-S-triazine

Molecular Formula: C₈H₁₄CLN₅

Molecular Weight: 215.69

CAS No.: 1912-24-9

Physiochemical Property:

Appearance:White powder

Melting point:176^oC

Boiling Pint: 0.04 mPa at 20^oC

Solubility:at 25^oC in water 3.3 × 10 -2 g/L, in chloroform 52 g/L,

              in diethyl ether 12 g/L, in vinylacetate 28 g/L,

              in methanol 18 g/L,

              in octyl alcohol 10 g/L.

Stability:Atrazine is stable in the neutral, slightly acidic or basic media;

            rapidly hydrolysed to 6-hydroxy1-Triazine in strong acidic or basic media.

            Its half-life in soil is about 100 days.

Technical Specifications:

Content (w/w): 97% min

Heat loss (w/w): 1.0% max

Content of sodium chloride (w/w): 1.0% max

Formulations: Atrazine 80%, 50% WP.

Toxicity:

Acute oral LD50: 43 00 mg/kg;

Acute dermal LD50: 2150 mg/kg to rat;

Eye irritation: slightly irritation to rabbit's eye;

                    Skin irritation:no irritation to rabbit's skin.

Applications:

Atrazine is a selective triazine herbicide used before and after emergence, it's mainly used for the control of broadleaf and grassy weeds in corn, pineapple, sorghum and other crops.

It is also used as a nonselective herbicide on non-cropped industrial lands and on fallow lands.