Paraquat and Diquat: Environmental Health Criteria 39
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | |
| dc.contributor.author | World Health Organization | |
| dc.contributor.author | International Labour Organisation | |
| dc.contributor.organization | Economy Division | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-13T18:48:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-08-13T18:48:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1984 | |
| dc.description | Paraquat (l,l'dimethyl, 4,4' bipyridyl) is a nor selective contact herbicide. It is produced in several countries including China, Province of Taiwan, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the USA, and it is used world-wide in approximately 130 countries. If not manufactured under strictly controlled conditions, it can contain impurities that are more toxic than the parent compound. It is almost exclusively used as a dichloride salt and is usually formulated to contain surfactant wetters. | en |
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| dc.identifier.isbn | 92 4 154099 4 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29341 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.page.number | 179 p. | |
| dc.rights.accessLevel | Public | |
| dc.subject | environmental health | |
| dc.subject | herbicide | |
| dc.subject | photochemical oxidant | |
| dc.subject | environmental degradation | |
| dc.subject | epidemiology | |
| dc.title | Paraquat and Diquat: Environmental Health Criteria 39 | en |
| dc.type | Technical report |