Thiazafluron
CAS No. 25366-23-8
 
 

ACTIVITY: Herbicide (urea)

Note: WHO: Believed to be obsolete or discontinued for use as pesticides.

CAS Name: N,N?-dimethyl-N-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]urea

Structure:

Regulatory Information
(only comprehensive for the US)
US EPA Registered: No
European Commission: Not allowed to be used as an active ingredient after July 25, 2003 
Other Information
Molecular Formula: C6H7 F3 N4OS  
Entry Year: 1993
Inventing Company: Geigy 
Manufacturers: Novartis 
Other Names: Erbotan
GS 29696
Thiazfluron
 
Of special interest:
PAN Data 
November 26, 2002 - European Commission: Thiazafluron is one of 320 pesticides to be withdrawn in July 2003. "Some 320 substances used in plant protection products (PPPs) Ð including insecticides, fungicides and herbicides Ð are to be withdrawn from the market by 25 July 2003 as part of the European Commission's new approach to the evaluation of active substances in plant protection products. This aims to improve safeguards to ensure that all such products in use are safe for the environment and human health. Users, wholesalers and retailers of plant protection products will need to be aware of whether the products they use or sell are likely to be withdrawn, so as to prevent them being left with stocks of unusable material. Those concerned should contact their national authority to check the authorisation status for any particular product. The Regulation (n¡ 2076/2002 of 20 November 2002), with the list of the 320 substances, has now been published in the Offical Journal. Ref: MIDDAY EXPRESS. News from the Press and Communication Service's midday briefing. 
Believed to be obsolete or discontinued for use as pesticides. WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard and Guidelines to Classification 2000-2002. Table 6. Active ingredients not included in the Classification and believed to be obsolete or discontinued for use as pesticides, p 37.
1991 - [The determination of thiazafluron in drinking water] [Article in German] by Meyer RA, Hubner D, Grubner P. Published in Nahrung 1991;35(1):105-6. No abstract available.  

Health Effects:

As of Oct 2003: no data available

Environmental Effects

As of Oct 2003: no data available

 
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