Alachlor

Formula: C₁₄H₂₀ClNO₂
Molecular weight: 269.767
CAS Registry Number: 15972-60-8
Drinking water MCL: 2 ppb

Alachlor is an aniline herbicide used to control annual grasses and certain broadleaf weeds in field corn, soybeans, and peanuts. It is a selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by germinating shoots and by roots. The compound works by interfering with a plants ability to synthesize protein and by interfering with root elongation. (Ref: CDC ATSDR)

Health information may be found at the following US sites:

• EPA Integrated Risk Information System
• CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• NIH Pubchem

This information relies on information from US government agencies and centers on chemical usages within the US regulatory framework. Usages in other countries may be different.