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Mancozeb

CAS Number: 8018-01-7

Basic Information

The chemical structure of Mancozeb Synonym(s): Green Light Broad Spectrum Mancozeb Fungicide; Mancozin; manganese ethylene bisdithiocarbamate; Manganese (II) ethylenebis (dithiocarbamate); manganese zinc ethylenebisdithiocarbamate; Manzate 200
Formula: C4H6MnN2S4
 Molecular Weight: 265.283
 Melting Point (°C): 192 - 194
 Contaminant Type: Mancozeb is a fungicide.

Half-Life (in soil unless otherwise noted)

  • t1/2: 4-8 weeks b

Toxicity Effects

  • Organism Type: Algae e
    Scientific Name: Chlorella pyrenoidosa
     Toxicity: 1.1 mg/l
     Test: 96h EC50
  • Organism Type: Birds g
    Common Name: Mallard
     Scientific Name: Anas platyrhynchos
     Toxicity: >6400 mg/kg
     Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Crustaceans b
    Common Name: Crustaceans
     Toxicity: 0.058-0.265 mg/l
     Test: 24h LC50
  • Organism Type: Crustaceans e
    Common Name: Daphnia
     Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
     Toxicity: 1.3 mg/l
     Test: 48h LC50
  • Organism Type: Fish g
    Common Name: Rainbow trout
     Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
    Toxicity: 0.46 mg/l
     Test: 96h LC50
  • Organism Type: Fish e
    Common Name: Guppy
     Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata
    Toxicity: 2.6 mg/l
     Test: 96h LC50
  • Organism Type: Mammals g
    Common Name: Rat
     Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
     Toxicity: >5000 mg/kg
     Test: LD50
     Formulation: Dthane,Fore
  • Organism Type: Molluscs b
    Common Name: Molluscs
     Toxicity: 0.4-3.4 mg/l
     Test: EC50

Octanol-Water Partition Coefficients

  • Log Kow: 1.33 p

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Potential applications of this contaminant in the St. Johns Water River Management District

Work Cited

b AQUIRE (AQUatic toxicity Information REtrieval) database (As part of the ECOTOX Database). Pages retreived February, 2003 from http://www.epa.gov/ecotox/. USEPA, Washington, DC.
e Verschueren, K. 1996. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals, 3rd edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
g Meister, R. T., and C. Sine (Ed). 2003. Crop Protection Handbook, volume 89. Meister Publishing Company, Willoughby, OH.
p Syracuse Research Corporation Databases. Pages retrieved November, 2003 from: http://esc.syrres.com. Syracuse Research Corporation, North Syracuse, NY.