The toxicity of Fipronil has become a topic of great concern, but it is its metabolites that have been determined to be much more toxic to various organisms than the parent compound
AccuStandard has synthesised the the metabolites of the pesticide Fipronil - Fipronil sulphide, Fipronil sulphone, and Fipronil desulphinyl - to be used as standards for research into pesticides and the products or metabolites that pesticides convert in the environment.
Fipronil is a highly effective, broad-spectrum insecticide with potential value for control of a wide range of crop, public hygiene, amenity and veterinary pests. It is classified as a World Health Organisation (WHO) Class II moderately hazardous pesticide.
Fipronil has been found to degrade slowly by anaerobic metabolism in the soil, resulting in the metabolite known as Fipronil sulphide.
It can also undergo photodegradation, resulting in the metabolite Fipronil desulphinyl.
When it degrades in the soil under oxidative conditions, it results in the metabolite Fipronil sulphone. Because it binds to the soil, Fipronil and its metabolites have a low potential for groundwater contamination and have not been found to be volatile in nature.
The new, high purity compounds are just a few of over 3200 pesticides and metabolites in neat, solution and mix forms offered by AccuStandard in neat and single or multi solution forms.
The neat product can also be ordered with the exact weight (for a small charge).
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