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MCPP is mainly used to control weeds around cereal crops, apples and pears. | MCPP is mainly used to control weeds around cereal crops, apples and pears. | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 25 August 2009
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MCPP is mainly used to control weeds around cereal crops, apples and pears. The release of mecoprop to the environment will be primarily from its application as a herbicide, but also potentially from its manufacture, transport and storage. There are no natural sources of release to the environment.[1]
In water is has a low solubility of 0.734 g/l. It has a low tendency to adsorb to organic matter and soils. In water it takes less than a month to half its concentration. [3]
MCPP has a low potential to bioaccumulate and is therefore not likely to biomagnify. [3]
Mecoprop causes oysters to die at concentrations above 4 mg/l. Most fish species tolerate concentrations up to 10 mg/l and some even concentrations up to 500 mg/l. [4]
Environmental standards and legislation
Included in the water framework list of priority substances
