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25.4.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
Dacthal
CAS-number :
1861-32-1
 
Synonyms :
chlorthaldimethyl
chlorthalmethyl
DAC 893
Daktaali
DCPA.
dimethyltetrachloroterephthalate
Fatal
 
Uses :
Selective preemergence herbicide.
 
State and appearance :
White crystals.
 
Vapor pressure, mmHg :
0.5  <0.5 at 40 °C, Verschueren 1983
 
Water solubility, mg/l :
0.5 
 
Melting point, °C :
156 
 
LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg :
3000  >3000, orl-rat, act, Anon 1976
 
LC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
700  48hr, Lepomis macrochirus
  Hughes & Davis 1964

References
63Anon. 1976. Pesticide Dictionary 1976. Farm Chemicals, Meister Publishing Company, 37841 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby, Ohio 44094.
624Hughes, J.S. & Davis, J.T. 1964. Effects of selected herbicides on bluegill and sunfish. Proceedings Eighteenth Annual Conference, Southeastern Assoc. Game & Fish Commissioners, Oct. 18 - 21. pp. 480 - 482.
1468Verschueren, K. 1983. Handbook of environmental data of organic chemicals. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Inc., New York. 1310 s.

 
 
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