Atrazine (C8H14ClN5)

2-chloro-4-ethylamine-6-isopropylamine-1,3,5-triazine

CAS Number

1912-24-9

Properties

  • odourless powder
  • practically insoluble in water

Main sources

  • agriculture: herbicide (weed control in corn crops)

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

  • low acute toxicity for humans
  • inhibits photosynthesis in plants
  • decomposes slowly in the environment
  • pollutes groundwater

Measures

  • banned since 2003 in the EU
  • banned since 2012 in Switzerland

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