Action / Use ACTION: Herbicide. USE: In transplanted, dry-seeded, water-seeded rice for control of Aeschynomene, Echinochloa, Ipomoea, Sesbania, etc. Postemergent in spring wheat for Setaria; turf for Digitaria sanguinalis, Trifolium, etc. Postemergent chem fallow application for control of Convolvulus arvensis. FORMULATIONS: Dry flowable, granular, suspension concentrate, wettable powder. PREMIX PARTNERS: Carfentrazone-ethyl; 2,4-D; Dicamba; Mecoprop; Propanil; Pyrazosulfuron-ethyl; Sulfentrazone.
Identification
COMMON NAME: Quinclorac (BSI, ISO draft).
Chemistry
COMPOSITION: 3,7-dichloro-8-quinolinecarboxylic acid. PROPERTIES: Colorless crystalline, faint odor. Solubility (Tech): In acetone and ethanol 0.2 g/100 g.
Environmental Guidelines
HAZARDS: Fish: LC50 >100 mg/l (96 h) (trout). Bird: LD50 >2000 mg/kg (quail). Bee: Nontoxic. WATER SOLUBILITY: Tech: 6.2 mg/100 ml at 20℃.
Safety Guidelines
TOXICITY: Facet* (Rat): Oral LD50 4120 mg/kg. Dermal LD50 >2000 mg/kg. HANDLING/STORAGE CAUTIONS: Keep out of reach of children. Do not take internally. Avoid contact with eye, skin, clothing, and food. Skin contact may cause sensitization. SPILL CONTROL/CLEANUP: Large liquid spillage should be dammed-off and pumped into containers; soak up remainder with absorbent material and dispose of in accordance with local regulations. Solid spillage should be picked up with an industrial vacuum cleaner and disposed of in accordance with local regulations. PRODUCT/WASTE DISPOSAL: Dispose of by special means (suitable incineration, etc.) in accordance with local regulations.
Quinclorac