wholesale herbicide atrazine 50%WP for agriculture

Active ingredient

Atrazine

Chemical name

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

Classification

Herbicide / Agrochemical

Formulation

50%SC, 48%SC, 50%WP, 80%WP

Biochemistry

Photosynthetic electron transport inhibitor at the photosystem II receptor site. Maize tolerance is attributed to rapid
detoxification by glutathione transferases.

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.

Usage

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.

Mammalian 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.

Certificate of quality

Atrazine 97% Tech

Item
Appearance
A.I. Content
Loss on drying
Content of Sodium chloride
Fineness (through 325 mesh sieve)

Specification
White or grey powder
≥97%
≤1.0%
≤1.0%
≥98.0%

Atrazine 50% SC

ItemAppearance
A.I. Content
pH value
Suspensibility

SpecificationWhite flowing sticky liquid
≥50%
6.0-9.0
≥90.0%

Atrazine 80%WP

Item
Appearance
Content of Atrazine
Suspensibility
Moisture
pH

Specification
White to off-white powder
≥80%
≥80%
≤2.0%
6.0-9.0