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Evaluation of Health Hazards by exposure to Triazines and Degradation Products
5 Regulations
5.1 Ambient air
No data were found.
5.2 Drinking water
| Denmark: |
0.1 μg/l (individual pesticide)
0.5 μg/l (sum of all pesticides) |
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(MM 2001) |
| WHO: |
Atrazine: |
0.002 mg/l (IARC 1999a, WHO 1996a) |
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Simazine: |
0.002 mg/l (WHO 1996b) |
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Terbutylazine: |
0.007 mg/l (WHO 1998b) |
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Cyanazine: |
0.0006 mg/l (WHO 1998a) |
| US-EPA (1998): |
Atrazine: |
0.003 mg/l (IARC 1999a, ATSDR 2001) |
5.3 Soil
No data were found.
5.4 Foods
Maximum residue limits (MRL) in foods:
| European union: |
Atrazine: 0.1 mg/kg (EU 2003) |
| Denmark: |
Terbutylazine: 0.05 mg/kg in corn (FM 2003) |
| Other countries: |
Atrazine: 0-1 mg/kg in foods for human consumption (IARC 1999a) |
5.5 Occupational Exposure Limits
| Denmark: |
Atrazine: 2 mg/m3 (At 2002) |
| Other countries: |
Atrazine: 2-10 mg/m3 (ACGIH 1991, IARC 1999a) |
| ACGIH: |
Atrazine: TLV-TWA: 5 mg/m3
Simazine: TLV-TWA: 5 mg/m3
Cyanazine: TLV-TWA: 5 mg/m3
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5.6 Classification
| Atrazine: |
R43 Xn;R48/22 N;R50/53 |
| Simazine: |
Carc3;R40 N;R50/53 |
| Cyanazine: |
Xn;R22 N;R50/53 |
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(MM 2002) |
5.7 IARC
Atrazine is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans (Group 3) (IARC 1999a)
Simazine is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans (Group 3) (IARC 1999b)
5.8 US-EPA
Chronic oral reference dose (RfD) for atrazine/desethyldesisopropyl atrazine (DACT): 0.018 mg/kg/day (US-EPA 2002c)
Carcinogenicity classification for atrazine/desethyldesisopropyl atrazine (DACT): Not likely to be carcinogenic to humans (Group D) (US-EPA 2002c)
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