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Propachlor (2-chloro-''N''-isopropylacetanilide)〔 is an herbicide first marketed by Monsanto. It was registered for use in the United States during 1965.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/herb-growthreg/naa-rimsulfuron/propachlor/propach_prf_0285.html )〕 The preparation acts on annual grasses and on some broadleaf plants and was briefly sold in the UK as a germination inhibitor under the name Murphy Covershield. Between 1987 and 1996, about 2.1 million pounds of its active ingredient were used in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/0177red.pdf )〕 75% was applied to sorghum crops and 24% to maize.〔 Monsanto voluntarily discontinued its manufacture in 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/ipr/i4189_829.html )〕 It is currently listed in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/main/chemicals.jsp )〕 In 2008, the European Commission issued a decision withdrawing its approval for use as of March 18, 2009, citing the presence of its metabolites in groundwater.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:251:0039:0040:EN:PDF )〕 Propachlor was added to California's Proposition 65 list as a carcinogen in 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=State of California Environmental Protection Agency )〕 == Current manufacturers == It is currently being produced by Makhteshim Agan Group and Shenzhen Qinfeng Pesticides Co., Ltd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Propachlor )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Propachlor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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