Amitrole is readily soluble in water, methanol, ethanol, and chloroform, sparingly soluble in ethyl acetate, and insoluble in hydrocarbons, acetone, and ether. It forms salts with most acids and bases, and is a powerful ...

Pure hexachiorocyclopentadiene (HEX) is a light, lemon-yellow liquid that has a pungent, musty odour. The odour threshold is reported to be 0.0014-0.0016 mg/m3. HEX is highly reactive and volatile at low temperatures. ...

Trichlorfon is a colourless crystalline powder that is stable at room temperature. It is slowly hydrolysed in acid media; the half-life is 526 days at pH 1-5 and 20°C. In alkaline media, at pH 8 and 37.5 °C, it hydrolyses ...

This is a companion volume to Environmental Health Criteria 82: Cypermethrin. The Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) documents produced by the International Programme on Chemical Safety include an assessment of the effects ...

Mercury is a metal which is liquid at normal temperatures and pressures. It forms salts in two ionic states mercury(I) and mercury (II). Mercury (II), or mercuric, salts are very much more common than mercury(l) salts, and ...

Nickel is a naturally occurring, shiny, light-coloured metal with high electrical and thermal conductivities. It is resistant to corrosion by air, water, and alkalis, but reacts with dilute oxidizing agents.

2,4-D is a selective herbicide which kills broad-leaved plants but not grasses or conifers. Its chemical structure is a modification of a naturally occurring plant hormone. 2,4-D is available as the free acid but is ...

Pure methyl parathion is crystalline and white. It is relatively insoluble in water, poorly soluble in petroleum ether and mineral oils, and readily soluble in most organic solvents. Methyl parathion is stable at pH 1-7, ...

Trimellitic anhydride is a white solid in the firm of flakes. It is readily hydrolysed in water to trimellitic acid, which is moderately soluble in water. Trimellitic anhydride is readily soluble in acetone, cyclohexanone, ...

White spirit is a mixture of saturated aliphatic and alicyclic C7 to C2 hydrocarbons with a maximum content of 25% of C7 to C 12 alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons.