Atrazine is a white, odorless, crystalline solid
or powder which is often mixed with a flammable liquid.
Atrazine is an herbicide and plant
growth regulator used for season-long weed control in corn,
sorghum, and certain other crops. Banned for use as a pesticide
in the EU. US annual use . 75 millon pounds.
UN2763 Triazine pesticides, solid, toxic, Hazard
Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials.
Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates,
nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine,
bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions.
Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases,
strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides.
Atrazine is hydrolyzed by
either acid or base. The hydroxy compounds are generally
herbicidally inactive, but their complete environmental
effects are uncertain. However, the method appears
suitable for limited use and quantities of triazine. Atrazine
underwent .99% decomposition when burned in a polyethylene
bag, and combustion with a hydrocarbon fuel would
appear to be a generally suitable method for small quantities.
Combustion of larger quantities would probably
require the use of a caustic wet scrubber to remove nitrogen
oxides and HCl from the product gases.
