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Physical Properties
Molecular weight:358.7; Physical form:Colourless, odourless powder. Density:1.445 (20 °C); Melting point:195 °C; Vapour pressure:4 × 10-5 mPa (20 °C); Partition coefficient(n-octanol and water):logP = 4.91 (20 °C); Solubility:In water 0.025 mg/l (20 °C). In dichloromethane 20-50, isopropanol 1-2, toluene 2-5, hexane <0.1 g/l (20 °C).; Stability:Stable to hydrolysis in neutral media and in acids; hydrolysed by alkali: DT50 (22 °C) 960 d ( pH 4), 580 d ( pH 7), 11 d ( pH 9).;
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Toxicology
Oral:Acute oral LD50 for male and female rats and mice >5000, dogs >1000 mg/kg. Percutaneous:Acute percutaneous LD50 for male and female rats >5000 mg/kg; not irritating to skin and eyes (rabbits). Not a skin sensitiser. Inhalation:LC50 (4 h) for male and female rats >0.12 mg/l air (aerosol), >1.6 mg/l air (dust).
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Environmental Profile
Ecotoxicology:
Algae:ErC50 (96 h) for Scenedesmus >25 mg/l.Bees:Toxic to bees.Birds:Acute oral LD50 for bobwhite quail 561 mg/kg.Daphnia:LC50 (48 h) 0.225 mg/l.Fish:LC50 (96 h) for rainbow trout >320, golden orfe >100 mg/l.Worms: LC50 (14 d) >1000 mg/kg.Other beneficial spp.:Adult stages are not affected, slight effects on juvenile stages possible; safe to predatory mites.
Environmental fate:
Animals:Triflumuron labelled in the 2-chlorobenzoyl moiety was metabolised in rats by hydrolytic cleavage, forming metabolites which contained only the 2-chlorophenyl ring and were partly hydroxylated and conjugated. Correspondingly, in experiments with labellingSoil:Degradation: In laboratory tests, triflumuron was moderately quickly degraded in the soil; degradation in the field was more rapid by a factor of 3-5. Repeated applications over 3 years to soil without vegetation did not result in any accPlant:Following spray application to apples, soya beans and potatoes, triflumuron is only slightly metabolised; metabolites were the same as those formed in animals. For residue analyses, it is sufficient to determine the parent compound in the harvested crops.
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Transport Information
Signal Word:CAUTION; Hazard Class:III(Slightly hazardous)