- Under
normal conditions, Diuron is white crystals which do not have a smell.
It melts at 158 degrees Celsius.
- When
heated, mixed with hot water or when in acidic or alkaline solution, it
rapidly breaks down.
- Diuron
is soluble in water and some organic (carbon-containing)
solvents.
- Diuron
is a herbicide which is applied to agricultural land before crops emerge
or to other land for general weed control.
- It
works by interfering with the way in which the plants generate energy
from nutrients and sunlight (photosynthesis).
- Diuron
is classed as highly toxic to aquatic organisms. Other forms of wildlife
may also be harmed following exposure to high levels, but they are not
so sensitive.
- In
shallow surface waters, Diuron will be broken down by sunlight in a
matter of days.
- However,
Diuron binds strongly to soils and sediments in water bodies and can
take from months to years to break down.
- It
is not considered likely that Diuron pollution has any effects on the
global environment.
- Releases
of Diuron are controlled through the Food and Environmental Protection
Act (FEPA 1985), the Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR 1986), the
UK Pollution, Prevention and Control (PPC) Regulations and the UK
Surface Waters Regulations.
- It
is also regulated through the European Directive concerned with
pollution of the aquatic environment (76/464/EEC), that concerned with
levels of pesticide residues in foods (93/58/EC).
- It
is likely that future European legislation will phase out the use of
Diuron over the next twenty years.
- At
an international level, Diuron releases are controlled through the OSPAR
Convention which protects the marine environments of the north-east
Atlantic Ocean.
- Diuron did cause birth defects, including reduced fetal
body weight and delayed bone formation, in the offspring of pregnant
rats (but not rabbits).
- High doses of diuron fed to pregnant rats cause embryo
death and circulatory system, liver, and skeletal problems in the
offspring.
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General
- Diuron
- General informations
- Environmental fate of Diuron
- Water
resources research grant proposal
Factsheet
- Diuron facts
- Surface Water Program Pesticide Fact
Sheet
- Facts of Diuron
- Diuron Herbicide fact sheet
- Effects of Diuron on Photosynthesis Rates
- Chemical fact sheet
- Diuron - Roadside Vegetation Management Herbicide Fact
Sheet
- General facts on
Diuron
- Anti-fouling bottom paint
- Hazardous substance fact sheet
Chemical fact sheet for Diuron
Suppliers
- Selling leads
- Manufacturers of Diuron
- Suppliers of Diuron
- Diuron Suppliers
- Diuron Manufacturers
- Diuron - Selling leads
Toxicity
- Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for Diuron
- Diuron - Extension Toxicology
Network
- Evaluation of diuron
(3-[3,4-dichlorophenyl]-1,1-dimethyl urea) in a two stage mouse skin
carcinogenesis assay
- Pesticide Toxicity
- Human Health
Effects
- Diuron poisoning
Application & Synthesis
- Mixing instruction
- Quantitative Usage Analysis for Diuron
- Diuron Usage
- Use of diuron in sugarcane production
- Making of Diuron
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Data
sheets
- MSDS 1
- MSDS 2
- MSDS 3
- MSDS 4
- MSDS 5
- MSDS 6
- MSDS 7
- MSDS 8
- MSDS 9
- MSDS 10
- MSDS 11
- MSDS 12
- MSDS 13
Company profiles
- Company from China
- Another company from China
- Company from Hong kong
- Company from
PR
China
- Company from Shanghai, China
- Another company from China
Reports
- The Reconsideration of
Approvals of the Active Constituent Diuron, Registrations of Products
containing Diuron and their Associated Labels
- Evolution of the Diuron
Toxicity in Aqueous Medium During Electrochemical Treatment
- Generation of reactive
oxygen species
by a novel anthraquinone derivative in the
cyanobacterium
- Diuron Reduces
Absorption and Translocation of Glyphosate in Sharppod
Morningglory
- Diuron and Linuron - Entry
into the marine environment
Products
- Diuron products
- Products list
- Products of Diuron
- List of Diuron products
Patents
- Bromacil / Diuron complex
- Herbicidal mixture
- Defoliant
- Preparation of Bromacil / Diuron complex
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