{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.fluometuron","code":"thing-q5462798","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q5462798/","name":"fluometuron","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.MAT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Fluometuron is a synthetic substituted phenylurea herbicide that inhibits photosystem II electron transport and is used to control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds, particularly in cotton cultivation.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise fluometuron, assess the identity and condition of a sample, and determine which handling or use decisions require further evidence.","scope":{"in":["Molecular identity and identifiers for the parent fluometuron substance","Purity, impurities and condition of technical material or analytical standards","Physical properties recorded with measurement conditions and evidence","Herbicidal activity and evidence about crop and weed responses","Parent-substance exposure, environmental fate and regulatory identity"],"out":["Commercial herbicide formulations, coformulants and packaging as products","Manufacturing processes and production equipment","Field treatment plans, application operations and equipment calibration","Cotton, weed species and their population models","Metabolites as independently identified chemical substances"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Require agreement with CAS 2164-17-2 and PubChem CID 16562; a trade name alone does not establish substance identity. Reference: [PubChem fluometuron](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2164-17-2).","Confirm the molecular structure of 1,1-dimethyl-3-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea, including the meta position of the trifluoromethyl group; the formula C10H11F3N2O alone cannot exclude structural isomers. Reference: [PubChem fluometuron](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2164-17-2).","Distinguish fluometuron from other phenylurea herbicides by its complete substitution pattern, supported by a structure-specific analytical identification.","Distinguish the parent compound from its monomethylated and demethylated transformation products rather than counting all related residues as fluometuron. Reference: [EPA-hosted research abstract](https://hero.epa.gov/reference/10933756/).","Distinguish technical fluometuron or a reference standard from a formulated product by the measured parent fraction and declared additional constituents."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"parent-identity","name":"Parent identity","description":"Establish which records and samples refer to the fluometuron molecule.","layers":[{"id":"molecular-recognition","name":"Molecular recognition","description":"Connect the registered name to a resolved molecular structure.","findings":[{"id":"structure-identifier-agreement","name":"Structure and identifier agreement","description":"Record the complete phenylurea substitution pattern alongside independently supported chemical identifiers.","questions":[{"text":"Does the asserted structure contain the meta-trifluoromethylphenyl group and the 1,1-dimethylurea substitution of fluometuron?","id":"structure-identifier-agreement-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which consulted authority supports the CAS, PubChem and EC identifiers, and do those records resolve to the same structure?","id":"structure-identifier-agreement-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"substance-boundaries","name":"Substance boundaries","description":"Separate parent fluometuron from mixtures and related chemicals.","findings":[{"id":"parent-versus-associated-material","name":"Parent versus associated material","description":"Treat a product, metabolite or combined residue result as a linked entity rather than an interchangeable name for fluometuron.","questions":[{"text":"Does this record describe parent fluometuron, a formulation containing it or a transformation product?","id":"parent-versus-associated-material-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Does the reported residue measure only the parent or a defined sum of related compounds?","id":"parent-versus-associated-material-q02","kind":"definition"}]}]}]},{"id":"material-quality","name":"Material quality","description":"Characterise the fluometuron content and condition of a particular material lot.","layers":[{"id":"assay-and-impurities","name":"Assay and impurities","description":"Resolve how much intact fluometuron is present and what accompanies it.","findings":[{"id":"lot-composition","name":"Lot composition","description":"Record parent assay, impurity identities and analytical uncertainty on a declared mass basis.","questions":[{"text":"What fluometuron mass fraction was measured, by which method and on which moisture or solvent basis?","id":"lot-composition-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which impurities or transformation products were quantified, and which remain unidentified or below quantification?","id":"lot-composition-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"lot-condition","name":"Lot condition","description":"Connect storage history and observed changes to material suitability.","findings":[{"id":"condition-and-requalification","name":"Condition and requalification","description":"Assess whether the lot still supports its stated fluometuron specification or reference value.","questions":[{"text":"What storage history, expiry or retest information accompanies this lot?","id":"condition-and-requalification-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which observed changes or assay departures require reanalysis before the intended use?","id":"condition-and-requalification-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"physical-behaviour","name":"Physical behaviour","description":"Represent condition-dependent properties of fluometuron material.","layers":[{"id":"phase-and-thermal-response","name":"Phase and thermal response","description":"Capture observed phase and evidence for thermal transitions.","findings":[{"id":"thermal-property-evidence","name":"Thermal property evidence","description":"Attach purity, pressure and method to melting, boiling and decomposition observations.","questions":[{"text":"What melting interval is supported for the stated fluometuron purity and measurement method?","id":"thermal-property-evidence-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Does the source report an observed boiling point, an estimate or decomposition before boiling?","id":"thermal-property-evidence-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"dissolution-and-partitioning","name":"Dissolution and partitioning","description":"Describe fluometuron distribution between water, other solvents and sorbing media.","findings":[{"id":"conditioned-property-values","name":"Conditioned property values","description":"Keep solubility and partition measurements tied to their actual experimental systems.","questions":[{"text":"What aqueous solubility was measured at the reported temperature and pH, and was dissolved parent distinguished from dispersed material?","id":"conditioned-property-values-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which measured partition or sorption values apply to the solvent or soil system being assessed?","id":"conditioned-property-values-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"biological-action-and-fate","name":"Biological action and fate","description":"Link fluometuron exposure to herbicidal effects and transformation in organisms and the environment.","layers":[{"id":"herbicidal-response","name":"Herbicidal response","description":"Organise evidence about photosynthesis inhibition and differential plant responses.","findings":[{"id":"response-and-selectivity","name":"Response and selectivity","description":"Record measured responses separately from assumptions about cotton tolerance or weed susceptibility.","questions":[{"text":"Which study establishes the fluometuron target process and response endpoint for the species under consideration?","id":"response-and-selectivity-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How do dose, growth stage, exposure route and metabolism affect observed cotton or weed response?","id":"response-and-selectivity-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"transformation-and-residues","name":"Transformation and residues","description":"Track parent disappearance and the formation of separately identified products.","findings":[{"id":"matrix-specific-fate","name":"Matrix-specific fate","description":"Distinguish chemical transformation from transport, sorption and incomplete analytical recovery.","questions":[{"text":"Which parent and transformation-product measurements support the reported fluometuron degradation pathway?","id":"matrix-specific-fate-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does a reported half-life describe degradation or overall dissipation, and under what matrix, temperature, moisture and light conditions?","id":"matrix-specific-fate-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"hazards-and-permitted-actions","name":"Hazards and permitted actions","description":"Connect fluometuron-specific evidence to handling constraints and current regulatory decisions.","layers":[{"id":"hazard-evidence","name":"Hazard evidence","description":"Resolve the substance and exposure conditions covered by each hazard statement.","findings":[{"id":"classification-applicability","name":"Classification applicability","description":"Separate authoritative classification, supplier classification and study endpoints.","questions":[{"text":"Which current classification applies to fluometuron in the relevant jurisdiction, and does it concern pure substance, technical material or a mixture?","id":"classification-applicability-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which route-specific exposure limits or ecological endpoints are supported, with units, duration and issuing authority?","id":"classification-applicability-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"regulatory-use-boundary","name":"Regulatory use boundary","description":"Link substance-level status to the separate authorization governing a proposed product use.","findings":[{"id":"current-action-evidence","name":"Current action evidence","description":"Require dated, jurisdiction-specific evidence before translating fluometuron's herbicidal role into a permitted activity.","questions":[{"text":"Which effective decision or registration establishes the current status of fluometuron for the proposed jurisdiction and activity?","id":"current-action-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which product label or other controlling document must be consulted to determine permitted crops, rates, protective measures and restrictions?","id":"current-action-evidence-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of fluometuron this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of fluometuron this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of fluometuron this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of fluometuron this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of fluometuron this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of fluometuron this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of fluometuron this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe fluometuron's class, mode of action and use in cotton.","Report its regulatory status and hazards from authoritative sources."],"mustNot":["Apply or recommend applying it where it is not approved.","Spray where drift can reach other crops, gardens or water.","Advise use without the protective equipment and records the law requires."],"requiresHuman":["Any application or disposal decision on land."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Herbicides in cotton-growing regions can contaminate drinking water used by local communities."],"affectedParties":["Farm workers","Communities relying on local water","Aquatic life"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person or business that holds it; pesticide regulators control approval and disposal.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["National pesticide registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q11173","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.fluometuron","Wikidata: Q5462798 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5462798)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Chemical identity: CAS 2164-17-2; PubChem CID 16562; molecular formula C10H11F3N2O","Material grade and parent assay: Grade designation plus fluometuron mass fraction in %, with as-received or dry basis","Impurity and transformation-product profile: Named constituents in mg/kg or mass %, with detection and quantification limits","Physical condition: Observed phase, appearance, moisture and agglomeration at recorded temperature and pressure","Thermal behaviour: Melting interval and boiling or decomposition observations in °C, with pressure and method","Aqueous solubility: mg/L at specified temperature, pH, purity and equilibration conditions","Environmental partitioning and persistence: Koc in L/kg organic carbon, log Kow dimensionless and DT50 in days, each with matrix and conditions","Herbicidal response: Parent exposure linked to photosynthesis response, species, growth stage, endpoint and observation period","Hazard and exposure-limit evidence: Classification system, category, hazard statements, route-specific endpoints and any applicable exposure limit with units","Regulatory applicability: Jurisdiction, authority, substance or product identifier, decision date, effective period and permitted activity"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["A white crystalline solid or 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Union."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Fluometuron is encountered as an agricultural herbicide for controlling annual grasses and broadleaf weeds, particularly in cotton production.","It is also examined in pesticide formulation testing, residue analysis and environmental monitoring."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q5462798: fluometuron","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5462798","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Fluometuron","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluometuron","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Which authoritative EC identifier and current jurisdiction-specific hazard classifications should be attached to this registry entry?","Which primary measurements establish reliable melting, solubility and volatility values, and is any reported boiling point experimentally supported?","Which technical-material impurity limits and validated analytical methods are appropriate for assessing 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