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Alachlor

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 104))

Abstract

Alachlor [α-chloro-2′6′-diethyl-N-methoxymethylacetanilide or 2-chloro-N(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide], also known as Lasso®, is an herbicide whose major use (99%) is in preemergence application to field corn, soybeans, and peanuts. Its structure and properties are shown in Table 1.

Based on USEPA (1984a), except for Section I which is based on USEPA (1983a). Additions were included, where appropriate, from USEPA (1986a).

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Ware, G.W. (1988). Alachlor. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 104. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8785-5_2

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