Aluminium Phosphide

Nomenclature

Common name:Aluminium phosphide (E-ISO, accepted in lieu of a common name); aluminumphosphide (JMAF, accepted in lieu of a common name)
IUPAC name: Aluminium phosphide
Chemical abstracts name: Aluminumphosphide
CAS RN: [20859-73-8]
EEC no.: 244-088-0

Applications

Mode of action: It is an insecticide and rodenticide which is a respiratory, metabolic,and nerve poison. It evolves a non-flammable mixture of phosphine (thetoxicant), ammonia and carbon dioxide.
Uses: Aluminium phosphide is used for the fumigation controlof insect and rodent pests in stored grains (wheat, rye, barley, rice, sorghum,maize, etc.), seed grains, grain products (flour, noodles, semolina, etc.),pulses (peas, beans, lentils, etc.), tobacco, tapioca (roots and flour), oilseeds, expeller cake, nuts, nut kernels, dried fruit, coffee beans, cocoabeans, tea, etc.; and in empty warehouses, silos, packing materials, transportcontainers, etc.
Phytotoxicity: Living plants, freshvegetables and fruits, with few exceptions, should not be fumigated.
Formulation types: GE; fumigant.

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