Chlorimuron
Last updated: 22/01/2023
(Not known by any other names)
Chlorimuron is a post-emergence herbicide that is usually used as the ethyl variant. Little data is available regarding its environmental fate, ecotoxicology or impacts on human health.
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
Post-emergence, foliar applied herbicide, usually applied as the ethyl variant, used to control broad-leaved weeds in a range of crops including peanuts and soya beans.
Ragweed; Pigweed; Velvetleaf; Dandelion; Yellow nutsedge; Bittercress; Deadnettle; Lambsquarters; Thistles; Pennycress
Soybeans; Peanuts
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1986
Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Yes
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None
C₁₃H₁₁ClN₄O₆S
COC1=CC(=NC(=N1)NC(=O)NS(=O)(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)O)Cl
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RIUXZHMCCFLRBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C13H11ClN4O6S/c1-24-10-6-9(14)15-12(16-10)17-13(21)18-25(22,23)8-5-3-2-4-7(8)11(19)20/h2-6H,1H3,(H,19,20)(H2,15,16,17,18,21)
Yes
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre diagrams
Herbicide
Sulfonylurea herbicide; Pyrimidinylsulfonylurea herbicide
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Synthetic
Inhibits plant amino acid synthesis - acetohydroxyacid synthase AHAS
99283-00-8
No data found
806
Not listed
91762
No data found
386.77
2-([(4-chloro-6-methoxypyrimidin-2-yl)carbamoyl]sulfamoyl)benzoic acid
2-(4-chloro-6-methoxypyrimidin-2-ylcarbamoylsulfamoyl)benzoic acid
2-(((((4-chloro-6-methoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino)carbonyl)amino)sulfonyl)benzoic acid
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B
2
Not applicable
Not applicable
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1200
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
as ethyl variant
High
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1.29 X 1000
Calculated
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0.11
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
as ethyl variant
Low
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4.9 X 10-07
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
as ethyl variant
Low volatility
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 4102
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat ss ethyl variant
Low
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> 5620
Anas platyrhynchos as ethyl variant
Low
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4050
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Eisenia foetida ss ethyl variant
Low
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12.5
Apis mellifera ss ethyl variant
Moderate
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> 8.4
Oncorhynchus mykiss ss ethyl variant
Moderate
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> 10
Daphnia magnas ss ethyl variant
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 4102
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat ss ethyl variant
Low
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
No data found
No data found
No data found
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
?Possibly, status not identified
No data found
 
No information available
No information available
Health: H319, H336
III (Slightly hazardous)
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chlorimuron
chlorimuron
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clorimuron
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chlorimuron
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Record last updated:
22/01/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242