cyanazine, pesticide, Triazine

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Use of product
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Below is a review of the trade names, risks, likely use and other information associated with Cyanazine.

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Cyanazine

Of the class Triazine,

Herbicide

Chemical name: 2-(4-chloro-6-ethylamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylamino)-2-methylpropionitrile

Trade or generic names

Bladex, DW3418, Fortrol,and Payze

Crops / products generally treated with this product

annual grasses and broadleaf weeds.t

Used to control

When applied to the soil, cyanazine is absorbed by the roots and is translocated up the plant into the leaves. This herbicide works by inhibiting photosynthesis.

Known risks associated with high exposure

testing on rats and mice indicate adverse effects on prostate, liver and kidneys. No carcinogenic effects reported.

Other information

Cyanazine is essentially atrazine with cyanide attached to it. It is a teratogen (causes birth defects) and a mutagen (causes genetic mutations) as well as a carcinogen.

Overall, cyanazine is the most toxic triazine herbicide, and may be the most toxic of all herbicides found in drinking water.

relatively persistent in the environment

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Notes re- Phase out from 1995

Breast Cancer Risks

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Weed Knowledge Remains Out of Control
Atrazine, the second most frequently detected pesticide in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Survey of Pesticides in Drinking Water Wells, turns male frogs into hermaphrodites. Agent Orange, used by the United States during the Vietnam War to defoliate forests, has been determined the culprit of cancer and nerve diseases in veterans. In 1995 Du Pont phased out its production of cancer-linked CYANAZINE, which controlled broadleaf weeds and grasses in corn and cotton fields.
Source: livescience, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 16:19