Cyanazine

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This paper takes a look at the applications, characterization, adverse effects and toxicity of cyanazine.

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"The use of herbicides has led to their detection in various parts of our environment. One particular herbicide, which has been found in our water, is cyanazine. The detection of cyanazine in our lakes and sources of drinking water is of great importance because it has the potential to affect numerous organisms and biological systems. Cyanazine is a selective herbicide, which is used to control annual grass and broadleaf weeds in a variety of crops1. Cyanazine is a member of the triazine herbicide family, and has been in use since 19713. At one time cyanazine was the fourth most widely used synthetic chemical pesticide in the United States3. Cyanazine may be released into the atmosphere by the application of the herbicide to a field or by vapor drift or through precipitation. Cyanazine once released to the environment will readily partition to water where it may be found in sources of drinking water."

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