Simazine (C7H12ClN5)

6-chloro-N,N'-diethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine

Other names

Baral, Gesatop Quick, Linocin, Linuron, Linusim, Meduron, Topuron, Trevox, Valor, Végépron

CAS Number

122-34-9

Properties

  • white to beige powder

Main sources

  • agriculture: herbicide (chlorotriazine group) used against grasses and broad-leafed weeds (particularly 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               1 kg/year
  • Water          1 kg/year
  • Soil              1 kg/year

Impacts

  • suspected carcinogenic effect
  • low toxicity
  • very toxic to aquatic organisms
  • inhibits photosynthesis

Measures

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

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