CHLOROFLUORAZOLE
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The following Overview, *** CHLOROFLURAZOLE ***, is relevant for this
HSDB record chemical.
Life Support:
o This overview assumes that basic life support measures
have been instituted.
Clinical Effects:
SUMMARY OF EXPOSURE
0.2.1.1 ACUTE EXPOSURE
o No reports of human exposure were available at the time
of this review. In experimental animal studies,
chloroflurazole was moderately toxic following
ingestion or parenteral administration.
o Exposure to the combustion products of chloroflurazolesuch as chlorides, fluorides and oxides of nitrogen, in
a fire situation could result in eye and respiratory
tract irritation, bronchospasm, chemical pneumonitis,
or noncardiogenic pulmonary edema.
o In rat liver suspensions, chloroflurazole uncouples
about 50 percent of oxidative phosphorylation and
stimulates both ATPase activity and cellular
respiration.
HEENT
0.2.4.1 ACUTE EXPOSURE
o Irritation of the eyes, nose and throat may result from
exposure to the thermal decomposition products of
chloroflurazole in a fire situation.
RESPIRATORY
0.2.6.1 ACUTE EXPOSURE
o Exposure to chloroflurazole decomposition products in a
fire situation could cause respiratory tract
irritation, chemical pneumonitis, bronchospasm and
wheezing, or noncardiogenic pulmonary edema.
METABOLISM
0.2.17.1 ACUTE EXPOSURE
o A decrease in oxidative phosphorylation and stimulation
of ATPase activity and cellular respiration have been
observed in vitro.
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS
o At the time of this review, no data were available to
assess the teratogenic potential of this agent.
o At the time of this review, no data were available to
assess the potential effects of exposure to this agent
during pregnancy or lactation.
o No information about possible male reproductive effects
was found in available references at the time of this
review.
CARCINOGENICITY
0.2.21.2 HUMAN OVERVIEW
o At the time of this review, no data were available to
assess the carcinogenic potential of this agent.
GENOTOXICITY
o At the time of this review, no data were available to
assess the mutagenic or genotoxic potential of this
agent.
Laboratory:
o No methods for measurement of chloroflurazole in
biological samples were listed in available references at
the time of this review.
o A number of chemicals produce abnormalities of the
hematopoietic system, liver, and kidneys. Monitoring
complete blood count and liver and kidney function tests
is suggested for patients with significant exposure.
o If respiratory tract irritation is present, monitor
arterial blood gases and chest x-ray.
o Pulse oximetry monitoring is an alternative to arterial
blood gases.
Treatment Overview:
ORAL EXPOSURE
o Carefully examine patients with chemical exposure before
administering ipecac to induce emesis. If signs of
oral, pharyngeal, or esophageal irritation, a depressed
gag reflex, or central nervous system excitation or
depression are present, EMESIS SHOULD NOT BE INDUCED.
o GASTRIC LAVAGE: Consider after ingestion of a
potentially life-threatening amount of poison if it can
be performed soon after ingestion (generally within 1
hour). Protect airway by placement in Trendelenburg and
left lateral decubitus position or by endotracheal
intubation. Control any seizures first.
1. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Loss of airway protective reflexes
or decreased level of consciousness in unintubated
patients; following ingestion of corrosives;
hydrocarbons (high aspiration potential); patients at
risk of hemorrhage or gastrointestinal perforation; and
trivial or non-toxic ingestion.
o ACTIVATED CHARCOAL/CATHARTIC: Administer charcoal
slurry, aqueous or mixed with saline cathartic or
sorbitol. The FDA suggests 240 mL of diluent/30 g of
charcoal. Usual charcoal dose is 25 to 100 grams in
adults and adolescents, 25 to 50 grams in children (1 to
12 years old), and 1 gram/kilogram in infants less than
1 year old.
1. Routine use of cathartics is NOT recommended. If used,
administer only ONE dose of cathartic. Administer one
dose of a cathartic, mixed with charcoal or given
separately. See "Treatment: Prevention of Absorption"
in the main document.
o Carefully observe patients with ingestion exposure for
the development of any systemic signs or symptoms and
administer symptomatic treatment as necessary.
o NOTE: See treatment of oral exposure in the main body
of this document for complete information.
INHALATION EXPOSURE
o INHALATION: Move patient to fresh air. Monitor for
respiratory distress. If cough or difficulty breathing
develops, evaluate for respiratory tract irritation,
bronchitis, or pneumonitis. Administer oxygen and
assist ventilation as required. Treat bronchospasm with
beta2 agonist and corticosteroid aerosols.
o Respiratory tract irritation, if severe, can progress to
pulmonary edema which may be delayed in onset up to 24
to 72 hours after exposure in some cases.
o PULMONARY EDEMA (NONCARDIOGENIC): Maintain ventilation
and oxygenation and evaluate with frequent arterial
blood gas or pulse oximetry monitoring. Early use of
PEEP and mechanical ventilation may be needed.
o If respiratory tract irritation or respiratory
depression is evident, monitor arterial blood gases,
chest x-ray, and pulmonary function tests.
o Pulse oximetry monitoring is an alternative to arterial
blood gases.
o Carefully observe patients with inhalation exposure for
the development of any systemic signs or symptoms and
administer symptomatic treatment as necessary.
o NOTE: See treatment of inhalation exposure in the main
body of this document for complete information.
EYE EXPOSURE
o DECONTAMINATION: Irrigate exposed eyes with copious
amounts of tepid water for at least 15 minutes. If
irritation, pain, swelling, lacrimation, or photophobia
persist, the patient should be seen in a health care
facility.
DERMAL EXPOSURE
o DECONTAMINATION: Remove contaminated clothing and wash
exposed area thoroughly with soap and water. A
physician may need to examine the area if irritation or
pain persists.
o Treat dermal irritation or burns with standard topical
therapy. Patients developing dermal hypersensitivity
reactions may require treatment with systemic or topical
corticosteroids or antihistamines.
o Some chemicals can produce systemic poisoning by
absorption through intact skin. Carefully observe
patients with dermal exposure for the development of any
systemic signs or symptoms and administer symptomatic
treatment as necessary.
1. SKIN CONTAMINATION SHOULD BE REMOVED PROMPTLY BY WASHING WITH SOAP AND
WATER. CONTAMINATION OF THE EYES SHOULD BE TREATED IMMEDIATELY BY PROLONGED
FLUSHING OF THE EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF CLEAN WATER. IF DERMAL OR OCULAR
IRRITATION PERSISTS, MEDICAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE OBTAINED WITHOUT DELAY. /OTHER
HERBICIDES/ [MORGAN DP; RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF PESTICIDE POISONINGS.
4TH ED, P.87 EPA 540/9-88-001. WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE,
MARCH 1989]**PEER REVIEWED**
2. INGESTIONS OF THESE HERBICIDES ARE LIKELY TO BE FOLLOWED BY VOMITING AND
DIARRHEA DUE TO THE IRRITANT PROPERTIES OF MOST OF THE TOXICANTS. ... A. IF
LARGE AMOUNTS OF HERBICIDE HAVE BEEN INGESTED, AND IF THE PATIENT IS FULLY ALERT
INDUCE EMESIS WITH SYRUP OF IPECAC, FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER. DOSAGE
FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN OVER 12 YEARS: 30 ML; DOSAGE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS
15 ML. WHEN VOMITING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ACTIVATED CHARCOAL. ADD SORBITOL TO THE
CHARCOAL SLURRY UNLESS DIARRHEA HAS ALREADY COMMENCED. IF, FOR SOME REASON,
THE PATIENT IS NOT FULLY ALERT, PUT IN PLACE A CUFFED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE TO PROTECT
THE AIRWAY, THEN ASPIRATE AND LAVAGE THE STOMACH WITH A SLURRY OF ACTIVATED
CHARCOAL. LEAVE A QUANTITY OF CHARCOAL, WITH SORBITOL, IN THE STOMACH BEFORE
WITHDRAWING THE STOMACH TUBE. REPEATED ADMINISTRATION OF CHARCOAL AT HALF OR
MORE THE INITIAL DOSAGE EVERY 2-4 HOURS MAY BE BENEFICIAL. /OTHER HERBICIDES/
[MORGAN DP; RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF PESTICIDE POISONINGS.
4TH ED, P.88 EPA540/9-88-001. WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE,
MARCH 1989]**PEER REVIEWED**
2. B. IF THE AMOUNT OF INGESTED HERBICIDES WAS SMALL, IF EFFECTIVE EMESIS
HAS ALREADY OCCURRED, OR IF TREATMENT IS DELAYED, ADMINISTER THE ACTIVATED CHARCOAL
AND SORBITOL BY MOUTH. C. IF SERIOUS DEHYDRATION AND ELECTROLYTE DEPLETION HAVE
OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA, MONITOR BLOOD ELECTROLYTES AND
AND FLUID BALANCE AND ADMINISTER INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS OF GLUCOSE, NORMAL SALINE
RINGER'S SOLUTION, OR RINGER'S LACTATE TO RESTORE EXTRACELLULAR FLUID VOLUME
AND ELECTROLYTES. FOLLOW THIS WITH ORAL NUTRIENTS AS SOON AS FLUIDS CAN BE RETAINED.
FLUIDS SERVE TO SUPPORT EXCRETION OF THE TOXICANTS. D. SUPPORTIVE MEASURES ARE
ORDINARILY SUFFICIENT FOR SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES TO THESE
HERBICIDES. /OTHER HERBICIDES/ [MORGAN DP; RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF PESTICIDE POISONINGS.
4TH ED, P.88 EPA540/9-88-001. WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE,
MARCH 1989]**PEER REVIEWED**
Animal Toxicity Studies:
Non-Human Toxicity Excerpts:
NON-PHYTOTOXIC TO CEREALS. BEES EXPOSED TO SPRAY WERE UNAFFECTED BY 1000 PPM
PURE CHLORFLURAZOLE AS AQUEOUS SUSPENSION OR SODIUM SALT SOLN, BUT WERE KILLED
BY 4000 PPM. ... AN UNCOUPLER OF OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION CAUSING 50% UNCOUPLING
OF RAT LIVER MITOCHONDRIAL OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION AT 6X10-7 MOLAR ALSO STIMULATING
ATPASE ACTIVITY & CELL RESPIRATION. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
Metabolism/Pharmacokinetics:
Metabolism/Metabolites:
YIELDS 4,5-DICHLORO-6-HYDROXY-2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE & 4,5-DICHLORO-7-HYDROXY-2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE
IN RABBIT & RAT. /FROM TABLE/ [Goodwin, B.L. Handbook of Intermediary Metabolism of Aromatic
Compounds. New York: Wiley, 1976.,p. D-26]**PEER REVIEWED**
MICROSOMAL MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASES OF MOUSE LIVER HYDROXYLATED THE BENZENE
MOIETY OF CHLOROFLUORAZOLE. URINE OF RATS ADMIN 1.5 MG ORALLY CONTAINED 6-HYDROXY-4,5-DICHLORO-2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE
CONJUGATES MAJOR, 7-HYDROXY-4,5-DICHLORO-2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE CONJUGATES
MINOR, & 5-HYDROXY-4,6-DICHLORO-2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE CONJUGATES
MINOR. [BOWKER DW, CASIDA JE; J AGRIC FOOD CHEM 17 (5): 956-66 (1969)]**PEER
REVIEWED**
1ST 24-HR URINARY METAB AFTER ORAL ADMIN TO RABBITS & RATS CONTAINED AFTER
ACID HYDROLYSIS 7-HYDROXY-4,5-DICHLORO-2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE, 6-HYDROXY-4,5-DICHLORO-2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE,
& 6,7-DIOXO-4,5-DICHLORO-2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE GLUCURONIDES &
SULFATES [FLOCKHART IR ET AL; BIOCHEM J 110 (3): 32-3 (1968)]**PEER REVIEWED**
Absorption, Distribution & Excretion:
FOLLOWING ORAL ADMIN TO RATS & RABBITS OF (14)C-LABELED 4,5-DICHLORO-2-TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE,
(14)C WAS EXCRETED IN THE URINE IN 3 DAYS. [FLOCKHART IR ET AL; BIOCHEM J 110 (3): 32-3 (1968)]**PEER REVIEWED**
Pharmacology:
Environmental Fate & Exposure:
Environmental Standards & Regulations:
Chemical/Physical Properties:
Molecular Formula:
C8-H3-Cl2-F3-N2 **PEER REVIEWED**
Molecular Weight:
255.03 [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health
Service, Center for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety
Health. Registry ofToxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS). National Library
of Medicine's current MEDLARS file.,p. 85/7901]**PEER REVIEWED**
Color/Form:
CRYSTALLINE SOLID, FORMING FINE WHITE NEEDLES WHEN PURE. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
Melting Point:
213-214 DEG C [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient:
3.49 [Hansch, C. and A. Leo. The Log P Database. Claremont, CA: Pomona
College, June 1984.]**PEER REVIEWED**
Solubilities:
69 PPM IN WATER @ 25 DEG C; SPARINGLY SOL IN METHYL NAPHTHALENE & BENZENE;
SOL UP TO 25% IN ETHANOL, ETHER, CHLOROFORM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCEROL FORMAL,
METHYL NAPHTHALENE; VERY SOL IN ACETONE. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
Vapor Pressure:
4X10-5 MM HG @ 22.5 DEG C [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
Other Chemical/Physical Properties:
NO DETECTABLE HYDROLYSIS IN AQ ACID OR ALKALI & NO REACTION AT ROOM TEMP
WITH NORMAL LAB OXIDIZING AGENTS. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
Brownish /Commercial material/ [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
THE 1-HYDROGEN HAS ACIDIC PROPERTIES (PKA 6.96) FORMING WATER-SOL ALKALI METAL
AND AMMONIUM SALTS. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
Chemical Safety & Handling:
Stability/Shelf Life:
... VOLATILITY LOW ... AQUEOUS SALT FORMULATIONS ARE BELIEVED CHEMICALLY STABLE
IN AIR. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
FORMERLY MANUFACTURED BY FISONS LTD. [Farm Chemicals Handbook 1984. Willoughby, Ohio: Meister Publishing
Co., 1984.,p. C-51]**PEER REVIEWED**
INCOMPATIBILITIES: AQUEOUS SALT FORMULATIONS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH SIMILARLY
FORMULATED HORMONE WEED KILLERS & WITH TRIAZINES, BUT AMINE SALTS OF HORMONE
HERBICIDES ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CHLORFLURAZOLE. ... TREATMENT CAUSES SCORCHING
& DRYING OUT OF SUSCEPTIBLE FOLIAGE WITHIN 2-6 DAYS. CHLORFLURAZOLE IS AN
ACTIVE UNCOUPLER OF PHOSPHORYLATION IN PLANTS, & IT ALSO APPEARS TO INHIBIT
THE HILL REACTION. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
INCOMPATIBILITIES: ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALKALINITY, AQUEOUS SALT FORMULATIONS
SHOULD NOT BE MIXED WITH VERY ALKALI-UNSTABLE FUNGICIDES OR INSECTICIDES. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
Formulations/Preparations:
CHLORFLURAZOLE 5, CONTAINING 20% OF SODIUM SALT INTENDED FOR USE ON FLAX.
CHLORFLURAZOLE W, CONTAINING 20% OF SODIUM SALT & WETTING AGENT, INTENDED
FOR USE ON CEREALS. MIXTURES WITH /4-CHLORO-2-METHYLPHENOXYACETIC ACID/ (MCPA)
1 LB CHLORFLURAZOLE LA; 1.5 LB CHLORFLURAZOLE LB; 2.0 LB CHLORFLURAZOLE LC;
EACH CONTAINING 1 LB MCPA. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
Laboratory Methods:
Analytic Laboratory Methods:
GLC, USING FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION, MOST CONVENIENTLY FOLLOWING 1-METHYLATION
/FOR THE DETERMINATION IF CHLOROFLUORAZOLE/. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
CHLORFLURAZOLE 5, CONTAINING 20% OF SODIUM SALT INTENDED FOR USE ON FLAX.
CHLORFLURAZOLE W, CONTAINING 20% OF SODIUM SALT & WETTING AGENT, INTENDED
FOR USE ON CEREALS. MIXTURES WITH /4-CHLORO-2-METHYLPHENOXYACETIC ACID/ (MCPA)
1 LB CHLORFLURAZOLE LA; 1.5 LB CHLORFLURAZOLE LB; 2.0 LB CHLORFLURAZOLE LC;
EACH CONTAINING 1 LB MCPA. [Spencer, E. Y. Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.
7th ed. Publication 1093. Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada:
Information Canada, 1982. 107]**PEER REVIEWED**
RTECS Number:
NIOSH/DD7350000
Administrative Information:
Hazardous Substances Databank Number: 2764
Last Revision Date: 20010809
Last Review Date: Reviewed by SRP on 12/10/1993
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