Tebuthiuron

Tebuthiuron

Tebuthiuron

Chemical compound

Tebuthiuron is a nonselective broad spectrum herbicide of the urea class. It is used in a number of herbicides manufactured by Dow AgroSciences, and is sold under several trade names, depending on the formulation. It is used to control weeds, woody and herbaceous plants, and sugar cane.[1] It is absorbed by the roots and transported to the leaves, where it inhibits photosynthesis.[4][6]

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The Environmental Protection Agency considers tebuthiuron to have a great potential for groundwater contamination, due to its high water solubility, low adsorption to soil particles, and high persistence in soil (its soil half-life is 360 days).

In Europe, tebuthiuron has been banned since November 2002.[7]

In 2010, tebuthiuron was deliberately used in an act of vandalism to poison the live oak trees at Toomer's Corner on the Auburn University campus following the 2010 Iron Bowl.[6][8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Pesticide Information Profile Tebuthiuron". Cornell University. Sep 1993. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  2. [2]
    "1-(5-tert-butyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-1,3-dimethylurea". Royal Society of Chemistry. 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
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    "Tebuthiuron". NIST. 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
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    "Tebuthiuron Herbicide Fact Sheet" (PDF). Bonneville Power Administration. March 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
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    "InfoCard". ECHA. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  6. [6]
    Stephen Enloe; Scott McElroy (15 February 2011). "The Poisoning of Toomer's Oaks" (PDF). Auburn University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  7. [7]
    European Commission (2002). "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 of 20 November 2002". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Man arrested in poisoning of Auburn University landmark live oaks". CNN. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
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