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| Author(s): | Cox, Caroline |
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| Author Affiliation: | Editor, Journal of Pesticide Reform, Staff Scientist, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides |
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| Title: | Diuron |
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| Section: | Herbicide factsheet
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| Source: | Journal of Pesticide Reform. Vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 2003, p. 12-20. |
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| Publishing Information: | Eugene, OR: Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides |
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| # of Pages: | 9 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Herbicide profile; Diuron; Weed control; Rights-of-way; Health; Chemical exposure; USEPA; Contamination; Mode of action; Non-target effects; Persistence; Soil microorganisms; Disease susceptibility; Herbicide resistance; Herbicide safety
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| Trade Names: | Karmex; Direx; Diuron |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Diuron, commonly sold under the brand names Karmex, Direx, and Diuron, is widely used for vegetation control along rights of way. Other significant uses include weed control in citrus orchards and alfalfa fields. Exposure to diuron causes formation of methemoglobin, an abnormal form of the oxygen-carrying molecule in blood, hemoglobin. Many diuron herbicides are also irritating to eyes. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies diuron as a "known/likely" carcinogen because it has caused bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and breast cancer in studies with laboratory animals. Diuron has caused genetic damage in developing embryos and in bone marrow cells in mice. It also decreased the production of substances necessary for normal immune system function, and caused reduced birth weights when laboratory aminals were exposed during pregnancy. Diuron is a widespread water contaminant. The U. S. Geological Survey found diuron in about 20 percent of the rivers and streams the agency sampled in its national monitoring program. An extremely low concentration of diuron, 0.1 parts per billion, reduces photosynthesis by aquatic plants. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are affected by the concentration of diuron found in soil after applications made at typical agricultural rates." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 111 |
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| Note: | Includes sidebar, "`Inert' ingredients", p. 13
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cox, C. 2003. Diuron. J. Pest. Reform. 23(1):p. 12-20. |
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