Pesticide Product Analysis

Product Chemistry

Eurofins offers a complete range of product chemistry testing including basic physico-chemical properties, studies relevant for environmental exposure and hazard / risk assessment, transport, user risk studies and shelf life of formulated products (OECD, EC directives, CIPAC methods).

We also provide analytical services for impurity profiling and 5-batch analysis (material accountability / change control / anti-counterfeighting) in close cooperation with our sponsors.

We have a wide spread experience with most types of formulations and actives and can offer these both as GLP as well as non-GLP. Climatic test chambers are available for studies at defined temperature and storage stabilities / shelf life studies, including large cooling chambers.

Studies are performed in line with Agrochemicals, Biocides, Chemicals, Animal Healthcare and Pharmaceutical regulations.

Certification of Substances and formulated products

It’s in compliance with the Data Requirement for Proprietary and Commodity Pesticides (GP 1/2015)

1. 5 batch Analysis (material accountability / change control / anti-counterfeighting)

• Active ingredient & Impurities profile

2. Storage stability studies

• 2 year shelf life specification at ambient (CRD and FAO/WHO)
• Cold storage stability (CRD and FAO/WHO) Freeze / thaw stability (CRD and FAO/WHO)
• Accelerated storage stability for 2 weeks at 54°C or other temperatures (CRD and FAO/WHO)

3. Physico-chemical properties (TG / Formulated product)

Technical Active Ingredient:

• Melting point/melting range (OECD 102)
• Vapour pressure (OECD 104)
• Boiling point/boiling range (OECD 103)
• Specific gravity
•  Viscosity
• Flash point (liquids) (A.9)
• Water solubility (OECD 105)
• Solubility in organic solvents (OECD 105)
• Partition coefficient Abiotic degradation / hydrolysis (OECD 111)
• Corrosiveness testing
• Dissociation constant (OECD 112)

Formulated product:

• pH (OECD 122) Physical state, colour and odour
• Corrosiveness
• Flammability (solids) (A.10 or UN-Test N.1)
• Flammability (solids) (A.10)
• Explosive properties (A.14)

Specific Properties/ Test related to use:

• Wettability (CIPAC MT 53.3)
• Persistent foaming (CIPAC MT 47.3)
• Suspensibility (CIPAC MT 184)
• Wet sieve test (CIPAC MT 185)
• Emulsion stability (MT 36.3 or MT 173)
• Dilution stability of herbicide aqueous solution (CIPAC MT 41)
• Flowability of WG after heat test under pressure (CIPAC MT 172)
• Pourability (CIPAC MT 148)
• Dustiness (CIPAC MT 171)
• Degree of dissolution and solution stability (CIPAC MT 179)
• Dispersion stability (CIPAC MT 180)
• Dissolution of water soluble bags (CIPAC MT 176)