Diuron (C9H10Cl2N2O)

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

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