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इंटरनेट मानक Disclosure to Promote the Right To Information Whereas the Parliament of India has set out to provide a practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, and whereas the attached publication of the Bureau of Indian Standards is of particular interest to the public, particularly disadvantaged communities and those engaged in the pursuit of education and knowledge, the attached public safety standard is made available to promote the timely dissemination of this information in an accurate manner to the public. “जान1 का अ+धकार, जी1 का अ+धकार” “प0रा1 को छोड न’ 5 तरफ” Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan Jawaharlal Nehru “The Right to Information, The Right to Live” “Step Out From the Old to the New” IS 15230 (2002): Metolachlor EC [FAD 1: Pesticides and Pesticides Residue Analysis] “!ान $ एक न’ भारत का +नम-ण” Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda ““IInnvveenntt aa NNeeww IInnddiiaa UUssiinngg KKnnoowwlleeddggee”” “!ान एक ऐसा खजाना > जो कभी च0राया नहB जा सकता हहहहै””ै” Bhartṛhari—Nītiśatakam “Knowledge is such a treasure which cannot be stolen” IS 15230:2002 Indian Standard METOLACHLOR EC — SPECIFICATION lCS 65.100.20 0 BIS 2002 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002 Novemebr 2002 Price Group 1 Pesticides Sectional Committee, FAD 1 FOREWORD This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the dratl finalized by the Pesticides Sectional Committee had been approved by the Food and Agriculture Division Council. Metolachlor emulsifiable concentrate (EC) is employed in the preparation of herbicidal formulations for agricultural use. Metolachlor EC is generally manufactured to contain 50 percent m/m of metolachlor. In the preparation of this standard due consideration has been given to the provisions of Insecticides Act, 1968 and the Rules framed thereunder. However this standard is subject to restrictions imposed under the Act and Rules wherever applicable. For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard iscomplied with the final value. observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with 1S2: 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised)’. The number of significant places retained inthe rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard. P, “T IS 15230: 200~ Indian Standard METOLACHLOR EC — SPECIFICATION 1SCOPE 3.2.2 Cold Test This standard prescribes the requirements, methods No turbidity or separation of solid andlor oily matter of sampling and test for metolachlor emulsifiable shall occur when the material is subjected to cold test concentrate. at 10°C as prescribed in 13.1 of IS 6940 or at any other lower temperature as agreed to between the 2 REFERENCES purchaser and the supplier. Introduction of a seeding The following Indian Standards contain provisions crystal is not necessary for the test. which through reference in this text, constitute 3.2.3 Flash Point (Abel) provisions ofthis standard. At the time of publication, When tested by the method prescribed in IS 1448 the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based [Part 20], the minimum flash point of the material shall be 24.5°C. on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the 3.2.4 Emulsion Stabili~ standards indicated below: Any separation including creaming at the top and 1SNo, Title sedimentation at the bottom of the 100 ml emulsion 1070:1992 Reagent grade water (third revision) prepared in the standard hard water with 2.0 ml 1448 Methods of test for petroleum and concentrate shall not exceed 2.0 ml when tested by [Part 20] :1998 itsproducts: [Part 20] Determination the method prescribed in 13.3 of 1S6940. of flash point by Abel apparatus (second revision) 3.3 Chemical 6940:1982 Methods of test for pesticides and The material shall comply with the chemical their formulations (fhxt revision) requirements specified in 3.3.1 and 3.3.2. 8190 Requirement forpacking ofpesticides: (Part 2): 1988 Part 2 Liquid pesticides (second 3.3.1 When determined by the method prescribed in revision) Annex A of IS 15229, the observed metolachlor 9992:199 I Round and rectangular tinplate cans content percent (m/m) of any of the samples shall not for liquid pesticides (first revision) differ from the declared nominal value by more than 10627:1983 Methods for sampling of pesticide the percent tolerance limits indicated below: formulations Nominal Value Tolerance Limit, Percent 15229:2002 Metolachlor t echnical — Specification up +10 to 9 –5 ) of the 3 REQUIREMENT Above 9 and below 50 *5 nominal +5 value 50 and above 3.1 Constituents –3 / 3.1.1 The material shall consist of metolachlor 3.3.2 Acidity technical dissolved in a suitable solvent together with When tested by the method prescribed in 13.5 of emulsifier. IS 6940, the acidity as HzSO~ shall not be more than 3.1.2 Metolachlor technical employed in the 0.25 percent by mass. manufacture of the material shall comply to IS 15229. 4PACKING 3.2 Physical The material shall be packed in tin containers The material shall comply with the physical require- (conforming to IS 9992) suitably lacquered from ments specified in 3.2.1 to 3.2.4. inside. It shall also conform to the general requirements given in IS 8190 (Part 2). 3.2.1 Description 5 MARKING The material shall be a clear, stable, homogeneous Iiquid,pale yellow to light brown in colour. Itshall be 5.1 The container shall bear legibly and indelibly the free from sediment and/or suspended matter. On following information and any other information as dilution with water it shall readily form an emulsion. is necessary under the Insecticides Act, 1968 and the 1 . F -7 IS 15230:2002 ruies framed thereunder: 6 SAMPLING a) Name of the material; When freshly manufactured material in bulk quantity b) Name andaddress of the manufacturer; and/or the retail pack of the formulated product is/ are offered for inspection, representative sample of c) Batch number; the material shall be drawn and tested as prescribed d) Date of manufacture; in IS 10627 and iftested within 90 days of its date of e) Date of expiry; manufacture, the criteria for conformity shall be the f) Net volume of contents; contents in percent (m/m), shall not be less than the g) Nominal metolachlor content, percent (rrdnr); declared nominal value. The upper limit for h) The cautionary notice as worded in the conformity shall be the same as those given in 3.3.1. Imecficides Act, 1968 and Rules framed When the material is offered for inspection after thereunder; and 90 days of its manufacture, sampling shall be done as j) Any other information required under the prescribed in IS 10627, however, the criteria for Standards of Weights and Measures conformity of the material, when tested, shall be the (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977. limits of tolerances, as applicable over the declared nominal value and given in 3.3.1. 5.2 BIS Certification Marking 7 TESTS The product may also be marked with the Standard Mark. 7.1 Tests shall be carried out by the methods referred in 3.2.1 to 3.2.4, 3.3.1 and 3.3.2. 5.2.1 The use of the Standard Mark is governed by the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 7.2 Quality of Reagents 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder. The detai Isof conditions under which the Iicence for Unless specified otherwise, pure chemicals and , the use of the Standard Mark may be granted to distilled water (see 1S1070) shall be employed intests. manufacturers or producers may be obtained from the NOTE — ‘Pure chemicals’ shall mean chemicals that do not Bureau of Indian Standards. contain impurities, which at~ecttheresults ofanalysis. 2 Bureau of Indian Standards BIS is a statutory institution established under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 to promote harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and attending to connected matters in the country. Copyright BIS has the copyright of all its publications. No part of these publications may be reproduced in any form without the prior permission in writing of BIS. 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