Tecnazene
World Health Organization ; UN. Environment Programme
WHO - Geneva
1984
23 p.
agricultural sector ; chemicals ; fishing ; fungicides ; limitation of exposure ; metabolic process ; sensitization ; toxic effects ; toxic substances ; toxicology
Environmental Health Criteria
42
Chemicals
English
Bibliogr.;Charts
92-4-154182-2
Technical tecnazene (2,3,5,6-tetrachloronitrobenzene), is an odourless, crystalline solid that is used in its formulated form as a fungicide and as a sprout inhibitor on stored potatoes. Gas chromatography with electron capture detection is the preferred method for its determination. Exposure of the general population is expected to be mainly through residues in food. The residues reported are below the FAO/W11O maximum residue levels. No cases of accidental or occupational overexposure have been reported.
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