Other names
DCMU
CAS Number
330-54-1
Properties
- colourless, crystalline solid
Main sources
- agriculture (universal herbicide)
- material protection (facades, wood, ship decks)
Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO
(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)
- Air -
- Water 1 kg/year
- Soil 1 kg/year
Impacts
- suspected carcinogenic effect
- harmful to health
- very toxic to aquatic organisms
- inhibits photosynthesis in plants