MEMC
Action/Use:
- Fungicide
Use:
Controls pineapple disease of sugarcane and protects sets against soilborne rots. Controls base rot of pineapples and diseases of seed potatoes, as well as flower bulbs. Seed dressing against seedborne diseases of cereals, legumes, and root crops.
Chemistry
Properties: White crystalline. Melting point 65°C. Vapor pressure 1.0 x 10-3 torr at 35°C. Readily soluble in acetone and alcohol. Decomposed by halogen acids to ethylene, alcohol, and mercuric salt. Stable to alkali.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Bee: Nontoxic
Water Solubility: Room temperature, 50 g/l
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: DANGER
Toxicity Class: I
Handling/storage Cautions: Do not breathe dust or get on skin or in eyes. Wash hands well after use. For seed treatment, do not prepare dip solutions in metal containers; use plastic pails or buckets. Keep away from children, domestic animals, food, and feed
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 22-44 mg/kg; 15% Hg concentrate: 400 mg/kg
Suppliers and Branded Products
Formulators' Trade Names:
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Bagalol*)
Discontinued Names:
Agallol*
Aretan*
Curesan*
Curetan*
Tayssato*
