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CH3041
TRIAZINE HERBICIDES
• (iii) Triazines : eg. Atrazine
Selective herbicides.
Atrazine is used for grassy
weeds & at high concs it is unselective.
weeds & at high concs it is unselective.
• Blocks the operation of photosynthesis.
A systemic
herbicide. GCMS
• Atrazine is quite
water soluble (30 ppm).
It is a common contaminant in waterways
where it will usually be found at ppb levels.
It is a common contaminant in waterways
where it will usually be found at ppb levels.
• Binds to soil humic
matter but not clays.
• KOW 363 some
bioaccumulation. LD50 1870
