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{{Definition|title= mecoprop (MCPP) | {{Definition|title= mecoprop (MCPP) | ||
| − | |definition=Mecoprop has been used as a herbicide since 1960. It is an odourless, white to light brown crystalline solid | + | |definition=Mecoprop has been used as a herbicide since 1960. It is an odourless, white to light brown crystalline solid<ref name="env a">[http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/pollution/39193.aspx www.environment-agency.gov.uk August 25 2009]</ref> <ref name="ep">[http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/turf/pdf/Mecoprop_RED.pdf EPA 2007 Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Mecoprop-p]</ref>.}} |
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| + | ! bgcolor="#FF8888" | Mecoprop | ||
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| + | | align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | [[Image:Mecoprop.png|200px|Mecoprop]] | ||
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| + | ! bgcolor="#8888FF" | Formula | ||
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| + | | align="center" | C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>11</sub>ClO<sub>3</sub> | ||
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MCPP is mainly used to control weeds around cereal crops, apples and pears. | MCPP is mainly used to control weeds around cereal crops, apples and pears. | ||
| − | The release of mecoprop to the environment will be primarily from its application as a herbicide, but also potentially from its manufacture, transport and storage. There are no natural sources | + | The release of mecoprop to the environment will be primarily from its application as a herbicide, but also potentially from its manufacture, transport and storage. There are no natural sources<ref name="env a">[http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/pollution/39193.aspx www.environment-agency.gov.uk August 25 2009]</ref>. |
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| − | + | In water it has a low solubility of 0,734 g/l. It has a low tendency to [[adsorption|adsorb]] to organic matter and soils and has a [[half-life]] in water of less than a month<ref name = ecotox>[http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/mecoprop.htm extoxnet.orst.edu 25 August 2009]</ref>. | |
| − | Mecoprop causes oysters | + | MCPP has a low potential to [[bioaccumulation|bioaccumulate]] and is therefore not likely to [[biomagnification|biomagnify]]<ref name = ecotox>[http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/mecoprop.htm extoxnet.orst.edu 25 August 2009]</ref>. |
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| + | Mecoprop causes acute [[toxic|toxicity]] in oysters at concentrations above 4 mg/l. Most [[pollution and benthic fishes|fish]] species survive short exposure to concentrations of 10 mg/l and some survive short exposure to concentrations up to 500 mg/l<ref>[http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35107 www.pesticideinfo.org 25 August 2009]</ref>. | ||
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== Environmental standards and legislation == | == Environmental standards and legislation == | ||
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| + | |AuthorFullName=Daphnis De Pooter | ||
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MCPP is mainly used to control weeds around cereal crops, apples and pears. The release of mecoprop to the environment will be primarily from its application as a herbicide, but also potentially from its manufacture, transport and storage. There are no natural sources[1].
In water it has a low solubility of 0,734 g/l. It has a low tendency to adsorb to organic matter and soils and has a half-life in water of less than a month[3].
MCPP has a low potential to bioaccumulate and is therefore not likely to biomagnify[3].
Mecoprop causes acute toxicity in oysters at concentrations above 4 mg/l. Most fish species survive short exposure to concentrations of 10 mg/l and some survive short exposure to concentrations up to 500 mg/l[4].
Environmental standards and legislation
Included in the water framework list of priority substances
References
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