Ecotoxicology:
Algae:
E
rC
50 for
Scenedesmus subspicatus 16 ml/l.Bees:Not toxic to bees.Birds:Acute oral
LD
50 for Japanese quail >5000 mg/kg. Daphnia:
LC
50 (48 h) >1.8
mg/l (90% pre-mix).Fish:
LC
50 (96 h) for rainbow trout 0.01, golden orfe 0.12, bluegill sunfish 0.03 mg/l.Worms:
LC
50 for
Eisenia foetida >890 mg/kg dry soil.
Environmental fate:
Animals:In rats, following oral administration, dichlofluanid is rapidly absorbed and excreted, mainly via the urine. There is no accumulation in organs and tissues. Dichlofluanid is metabolised to dimethylsulfanilide, which is further hydroxylated and/or demethySoil:Due to its instability in soil, dichlofluanid is not leached into deeper soil layers. The main metabolite (dimethylsulfanilide) is further degraded and, according to parent and aged leaching studies, is unlikely to leach into deeper soil layers.Plant:In plants, dichlofluanid is metabolised to dimethylsulfanilide, which is further demethylated and/or hydroxylated and conjugated.
WATER SOLUBILITY: 1.3 mg/l at 20° C.