IRSST - Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail

Metribuzin  

French name in the regulation: Métribuzine
CAS : 21087-64-9

Exposure Standards in RROHS regulation

Permissible exposure values (PEV)
ppm mg/m3 f/cc Notes
TWAEV - 5 - -
STEV - - - -
Ceiling - - - -
Carcinogenicity Sensitizer
Simple asphyxiantPercutaneous
Prohibited useProhibited recirculation
Minimum exposureExplosion hazard
Ototoxic

TWA adjustment for unusual work schedules

II : Daily adjustment

CNESST – Toxicological Index Service

Consult REPTOX file: Metribuzin

Analysis:

Métribuzine

Recommended method by the IRSST:
Method: NIOSH - 5601
Sampling device: OVS-2 tube with XAD-2 and glass fiber filter
Parameters:
Flow rate: 0,1-1 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 240 L
STEL sampling volume: -
Remarks: This substance is not analyzed by our laboratories. It might be possible that the analysis be performed by another laboratory. Please contact the IRSST before sampling.
Principle: High performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV)
Remarks: NIOSH method 5601 is for analyzing organonitrogen pesticides and can be adapted to metribuzine.
NIOSH, Manual of Analytical Methods 5601, 4th ed., Organonitrogen pesticides, 1998.