A-A-829 Herbicide, SimazineThis commercial item description covers pre-emergence herbicide Simazine in four types. Type I A wettable powder containing no less than 80 percent simazine. Type II A granular formulation containing no less than 4 percent simazine. Type III A nonflammable liquid containing no less than 41.9 percent simazine (4 pounds per gallon). Type IV A water dispersible granule containing no less than 90 percent simazine.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Certification. The contractor shall certify that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this description and that the products conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices and is the same product offered for sale in the commercial marketplace. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.

PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY

Packaging, packing and marking. The packaging and packing shall be in accordance with normal commercial practice and shall assure acceptance by common carrier and provide product protection against loss and damage during multiple shipments, handling, and storage. The shipping container shall be in compliance with the National Motor Freight Classification and Uniform Freight Classification. Marking shall be as specified in the contract or order.

NOTES.

Intended use. The Simazine herbicides are pre-emergence herbicides intended for use in the non-selective control of vegetation on non-cropland in storage yards and parking lots, on railroads beds and ballast, under pipelines, under of-ways, around buildings and tank farms, along ditch banks and fence rows, around antenna installations and runways light, on crushed rock blankets and in similar areas where any plant growth is undesireable. The granular type is particularly useful for soil applications where a general foliage deposit is not required or may be undesireable, or inaccessible places where water is in limited amounts.

Although simazine is non-selective herbicide, there are certain species of plant resistant to it or are difficult to kill. Among the resistant species are buttercup (crooping), dewberry, false golden aster, nutgrass, and vasey grass.

SOURCE OF DOCUMENTS

A copy of AOAQ test methods may be obtained from the Association of the Analytical Chemists, Inc, 1111 North Nineteen Street, Suite 210, Arlington, VA 22209.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.