| Synonyms: |
1,2-ethanediylbiscarbamodithioic acid disodium salt,
Di-natrium-aethylenbisdithiocarbamat,
Dinatrium-(N,N'-aethylen-bis(dithiocarbamat)),
disodium ethane-1,2-diyldicarbamodithioate,
disodium ethylene-1,2-bisdithiocarbamate,
disodium ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate),
disodium N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis(carbamodithioate),
disodium N,N'-ethane-1,2-diyldicarbamodithioate,
Dithane A-40,
N,N'-ethylene bis(dithiocarbamate de sodium),
nabame,
Parzate,
sodium ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate),
Spring-bak
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| Definition: |
A dithiocarbamate salt that is the disodium salt of ethylenebis(dithiocarbamic acid). A fungicide, algicide and bactericide used on various crops including on cotton, capsicums, onions and rice crops, it is considered to be a carcinogen, so is not licensed for use within the European Union. Mixing nabam with zinc sulfate affords the fungicide zineb. |