[Toxicity and hazards of the herbicide starane 200].

The paper deals with the burning problem in the evaluation of the toxicity and hazards of the new herbicide Starane 200. The main disadvantage of its use is ambient air pollution in the working area. The pollution preserves within 2 hours after its treatment. Starane 200 preserves in the soil and water within 60 and 10 days, respectively. The agent is classified as a moderately hazardous agent by the parameters of acute intragastric toxicity. The cumulative properties of the agent are slight. The ineffective dose of Starane 200 was 1.2 mg/kg given intragastrically to albino rats in a 12-month experiment.