| Aldicarb is rapidly oxidized to aldicarb sulphoxide, which is further metabolized more slowly by oxidation and hydrolysis to aldicarb sulphone. |
| Ingested aldicarb sulphoxide and aldicarb sulphone are metabolized in the same manner as the parent compound. |
| The normal degradation of the sulphoxide to the sulphone is not affected. |
| As aldicarb is rapidly degraded to the sulphone and sulphoxide metabolites in the environment, appropriate treatment technology must be able to remove all three compounds efficiently. |
| The chloroform layer was evaporated and the product of this reaction was identified as diphenyl sulphone. |
| This guideline is considered to be applicable to the total of aldicarb and its toxic metabolites, aldicarb sulphoxide and aldicarb sulphone. |
