Alachlor - Wikipedia
Alachlor is an herbicide from the chloroacetanilide family. It is an odorless, white solid. The greatest use of alachlor is for control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in crops. Use of alachlor is illegal in the European Union [1] and no products containing alachlor are currently registered in the United States.
Alachlor was first registered in 1969 as a selective herbicide for control of broadleaf weeds and grasses. Alachlor is produced by the Monsanto Company in the US. A Registration Standard was issued for alachlor on November 20, 1984. The Registration Standard involved a thorough review of the scientific data
Alachlor | C14H20ClNO2 | CID 2078 - PubChem
Alachlor is an aromatic amide that is N- (2,6-diethylphenyl)acetamide substituted by a methoxymethyl group at at the nitrogen atom while one of the hydrogens of the methyl group has been replaced by a chlorine atom. It has a role as a herbicide, an environmental contaminant and a …
Acetochlor - Wikipedia
Acetochlor is an herbicide developed by Monsanto Company and Zeneca. It is a member of the class of herbicides known as chloroacetanilides. Its mode of action is elongase inhibition, and inhibition of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) cyclization enzymes, part of …
Chemical fact sheets: Alachlor - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 18, 2022 · These fact sheets summarize the information on occurrence and health effects of the chemicals covered, presenting guideline values where these have been derived and the basis for their derivation, or where guideline values have not been derived, the rationale for not establishing such values.
Alachlor — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts
Feb 15, 2019 · Alachlor is a selective systemic herbicide most commonly used on annual grasses and the broadleaf weeds that grow around peanuts, corns, and soybeans. This chemical works in two ways: first, alachlor impedes a plant’s ability to generate proteins essential to its growth; second, alachlor interferes with root elongation.
Alachlor is a herbicide used for preemergent control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in crops, primarily on corn and sorghum (57%) and soybeans (43%). Application to peanuts, cotton, vegetables and forage crops contributes to less than 1% of its use.
Water Sanitation and Health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Water Sanitation and Health. Our vision and mission are the attainment by all peoples of the lowest possible burden of water and sanitation-related disease through primary prevention. Alachlor is considered in the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality (GDWQ).
Alachlor Use and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health …
Feb 17, 2018 · Alachlor is a chloroacetanilide herbicide registered for use primarily on corn and soybeans in the United States . From its registration in 1969 through the mid-1990s, alachlor was among the most widely used agricultural pesticides (55–60 million pounds per …
The Quality of Our Nation's Waters - USGS Publications …
Some of the highest concentrations of nitrogen and herbicides, including those most heavily used (such as atrazine, metolachlor, alachlor, and cyanazine) were detected in samples collected from streams and shallow ground water in agricultural areas.