Inventory of biocides used in Denmark

Table 4.19
Consumption of biocides for surface preservation of wood in Denmark 1998 1)

Biocide (active agent)
Declaration name

Chemical name

CAS No

Consumption (tonnes active agents)

% active agent in biocidal products

Number of approved products 2)

Bis (tributyltin) oxide (TBTO) *

distannoxane,hexabutyl-

56-35-9

0.5

1-1.2

4

Dichlofluanide

methanesulfenamide, 1,1-dichloro-N-[(dimethyl-amino) sulfonyl]-1 -fluoro-N-phenyl

1085-98-9

0.004

0.4-0.6

3

Disodium tetraborate decahydrate (borax)

Borax decahydrate

1303-96-4

0.1

4.5-31

2

Boric acid 3)

Boric acid

10043-35-3

1.4

1-51

3

Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate

boron sodium oxide, tetrahydrate

12280-03-4

10.1

20-40

2

Disodium octaborate

Boron sodium oxide

12008-41-2

0.5

100

1

Permethrin

cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2dimethyl-, (3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl ester

52645-53-1

0.2

0.2

3

3-iodo-2-propynyl-butyl-carbamate (IPBC)

carbamic acid, butyl-, 3-iodo-2-propynyl ester

55406-53-6

0.6

0.3

7

Propiconazol 3)

1H-1,2,4-triazole, 1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)- 4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]methyl]-

60207-90-1

1.6

0.9-10

7

Alfacypermethrin

cyclopropane carboxylic acid, 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-,cyano (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl ester [1.alpha.(s*), 3.alpha.]-(.+-.)-

67375-30-8

0.01

0.1

2

Tributyltinnaphthenate (TBTN) *

stannate, tributyl-, mono(naphthenoyloxy) derivs.

85409-17-2

4.4

1.8

4

Tebuconazol

1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol, .alpha.-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-. alpha.-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-, (+-

107534-96-3

0.6

0,37

1

Total

 

 

19.7

 

 

* The active agent was not permitted, when this edition closed for contributions (October 2000).

1) Consumption according to the Danish Pesticide Statistics (Danish EPA. 1999 A).
For some of the preservatives, the distribution of the consumption between surface treatment and the industrial preservation methods is not clear, and a part of the volume included here may in fact be used for industrial preservation.

2) According to the Danish list of approved substances 1998 (Danish EPA. 1999 A). Includes only the number of products for this application.

3) Some products containing these agents are also approved for control of wood-destroying fungi on masonry.