RT Report
T1 Paraquat and Diquat: Environmental Health Criteria 39
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 World Health Organization, 
A1 International Labour Organisation, 
K1 environmental health
K1 herbicide
K1 photochemical oxidant
K1 environmental degradation
K1 epidemiology
SN 92 4 154099 4
YR 1984
FD 1984
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29341
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29341
NO 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.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026