Glyphosate

Common

name

Glyphosate/Glyphosphate /Roundup

Product

category

Herbicide

Chemical

name

N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine

CAS No

********6

Molecular

formula

C3H8NO5P

Formulation

*1%SL(**0g/l&**0g/l),*2%SL  *5.7%SG  *5%TC

Toxicity

Oral :Acute oral LD*0 for rats ***0, mice *1 **0, goats ***0 mg/kg.

Skin and eye: Acute percutaneous LD*0 for rabbits >***0 mg/kg.

Eye irritant;non-irritating to skin (rabbits).

Inhalation :LC*0 (4 h) for rats >4.*8 mg/l air.

Water GV: Unnecessary to recommend a guideline value

because not

hazardous to health at concentrations normally found in

drinking water.

Toxicity class :WHO (a.i.) U; EPA (formulation) III

EC classification :Xi; R*1| N; R*1, R*3

Application

Glyphosate is a common and non-selective systemic herbicide,

absorbed by the foliage, with rapid translocation throughout the plant.

Inactivated on contact with soil.Used to control of annual and

perennial

grasses and broad-leaved weeds, pre-harvest, post-planting .

It has a relatively small effect on some clover species.

It is commonly used for agriculture, horticulture, and silviculture purposes,

as well as garden maintenance (including home use).