Abstract
Carbamates comprise the esters and the salts of carbamic acids. This is a systematic classification from chemical aspects. Microbicides of this class of substances widely differ in terms of both efficacy and mechanisms of activity. The carbamic and dithiocarbamic acids, the basis of the carbamates, lack chemical stability; they occur only intermediarily and disintegrate instantly to form carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon disulphide (CS2) and amine (see Fig. 31).
Sources for toxicity data, if not otherwise indicated: Registry of toxic effects of chemical substances (1990). Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, USA. Lexikon der Hilfsstoffe für Pharmazie, Kosmetik und angrenzende Gebiete (1989), Ed. H P. Fiedler, Editio Cantor, Aulendorf Germany. Product information and safety data sheets of microbicide suppliers. All indications are given in good faith and conscience. This also applies for the ’maximum working place concentrations’ (MWC), the ’acceptable daily intake’ (ADI) values and to the data with regard to ecotoxicity and biodegradability of microbicides which, as far as accessible, were also incorporated.
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Paulus, W. (1993). Carbamates. In: Microbicides for the Protection of Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2118-7_11
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