Chemical Class: organochlorine

Principal Use: fungicide; cancelled most products USA, 1982 (but still being used)

Use Cluster: Golf Course; Minor Lawn Care

Long Term Effects on Mammals: suspect mutagen; transformation products: cumulative

Effects On Non-target Species:

immediate toxicity: medium for birds; very high for fish

Transformation Products: pentachloroaniline; pentachlorophenylmethylsulfide

Common Trade Names: Avicol; Botrilex; Brassicol; Earthcide; Folosan; Kobu; Kobutol; Pentagen; PKhNB (USSR); quintozene; Terrachlor; terraclor (Turkey); Tilcarex; Tri-PCNB; Tritisan

CAS #: 82-68-8