Environmental Fate of Diuron
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This document reviews the environmental fate of diuron. The chemical (IUPAC) name for diuron is N-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-N, N-dimethylurea (C9H10Cl2N2O). In California, registered products containing the active ingredient diuron include Direx, Karmex, and Krovar (in combination with bromacil), among others. Diuron is often used in combination with other herbicides such as bromacil, hexazinone, paraquat, thiadiazuron, imazapyr, monosodium, sodium chlorate, sodium metaborate, and copper sulfate (U.S. EPA, 2004a).
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