Abstract
The diuron (3 - (3,4-dichlorophenyl) -1,1-dimethylurea) is a substituted urea herbicide widely used on sugarcane, cotton, and soybeans crops. This agent has been classified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA, 2004) as "probably carcinogenic to humans " because it induced tumors in the bladder and renal pelvis of rats, and breast and skin of mice exposed to ration …