Environmental Fate
Plant. Principal soil and/or plants metabolites are p-chloro-o-toluidine, N′-(4-chloroo-tolyl)-N-methylformamidine (desmethylchlorphenamidine) and N-formyl-p-chloro-otoluidine (Verschueren, 1983). p-Chloro-o-toluidine, N′-(4-chloro-o-tolyl)-N-methylformamidine (desmethylchlor phenamidine) and N-formyl-p-chloro-o-toluidine were identified
in rice grains and straws at concentrations of 3–61, 0.2–1, 10–38 and 80–6,900, 10–180,
67–500 ppb, respectively (Iizuka and Masuda, 1979).
Witkonton and Ercegovich (1972) studied the transformation of chlordimeform in six
different fruits following foliar spray application. They found 4′-chloro-o-formotoluidide
was the only major metabolite identified in apples, pears, cherries, plums, strawberries
and peaches.
Chemical/Physical. Reacts with acids forming soluble salts (Hartley and Kidd, 1987).
Emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides and chlorine when heated to decomposition (Sax
and Lewis, 1987).
