Action / Use
ACTION: Defoliant/Desiccant; Herbicide.
USE: Desiccation of seed crops; noncrop and industrial weed control in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, shade trees, and ornamentals. Defoliation and desiccation of cotton. Harvest aid in soybeans, sugarcane, guar, and sunflowers, for pasture renovation, for use in "No-Till" or before planting or crop emergence, dormant alfalfa and clover, directed spray, and for killing potato vines. Eradication of weeds in rubber plantations, coffee plantations, and paddy bund. Talent* postemergence in bananas, cocoa, coffee, coconuts, citrus, and sugarcane.
FORMULATIONS: Granular, solid, soluble concentrate.
PREMIX PARTNERS: Asulam; Diquat Dibromide; Diuron; Monolinuron.

COMMON NAME: Paraquat (ANSI, ISO, BSI, JMAF, WSSA).

COMPOSITION: .
CLASS: Bipyridylium, dipyridylium.
PROPERTIES: Stable except under alkaline conditions. No measurable vapor pressure. Colorless crystalline solid decomposes at approximately 300℃. Sparingly soluble in lower alcohols, insoluble in hydrocarbons.

CHEMICAL GROUP: Bipyridylium
MODE OF ACTION: Photosystem-1-electron diversion
ACTION GROUP: HRAC Group D; WSSA Group 22

HAZARDS: Fish: Slightly toxic. Bird: Moderately toxic.
SOIL PARTICLE ADSORPTION: Strongly absorbed and inactivated by soil particles.
WATER SOLUBILITY: Dichloride salt is freely soluble.

TOXICITY: (Rat): Oral LD50 150 mg/kg.
HANDLING/STORAGE CAUTIONS: Eye contact may cause injury. Contact with irritated skin, or a cut, or repeated contact with intact skin will cause severe irritation and may result in poisoning. Inhalation exposure may cause irritation, nosebleeds and may lead to poisoning. Keep out of reach of children.

FIRST AID: Get medical aid. Eyes: immediately flush with water for at least 15 minutes. Skin: wash with soap and water. Remove and wash all contaminated clothing with soap and hot water before reuse. Inhalation: immediately get away from spray mist. Ingestion: induce vomiting by inserting finger in throat. Administer fluids and induce further vomiting. Prompt treatment is essential and must be initiated before signs and symptoms of injury appear.