General Information
Revision date
2020-07-01
Product name
ACETOCHLOR 700 EC
Substance name
acetochlor / dichlormid
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Herbicide
Emergency telephone
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Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
GREEN ISLAND INVESTMENTS (Pty) Ltd
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Common Name Chemical Name CAS No. Chemical Family Chemical Formula acetochlor 2-chloro-N-ethoxymethyl-6’-ethylaceto-0-toluidide (IUPAC) [34256-82-1] chloroacetamide C14H20ClNO2 (Mol. wt.: 269.8) Formulation acetochlor: 700 g/ℓ plus Dichlormid as safener Emusifiable concentrate Use / Mode of Action Selective pre-emergence herbicide, absorbed mainly by germinating plant shoots and secondly by roots. Inhibits protein synthesis.
Hazardous Ingredients
of toxicological concern Inert concern % present acetochlor harmful, environmental hazard > 70 % other severe irritant ± 30 %
Hazard pictograms
Xn, N
Hazard statements
R 20/22, 36/37/38, 40, 41, 43, 50
