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Aminopyralid

including the triisopropanolamine (TIPA) and potassium salts of aminopyralid.

General Information

• Fact Sheet: aminopyralid.pdf
• Product Names:

  Cleanwave (Dow AgroSciences)
  Milestone (Dow AgroSciences)
  Forefront R&P (Dow AgroSciences)
  Grazonnext (Dow AgroSciences)
  Pasturall HL (Dow AgroSciences)
  Chaparral (DowAgroSciences)
  Opensight (DowAgroSciences)
  GF 1118; 2791 (DowAgroSciences)
  
  
  

• Chemical Class: Pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide; systemic plant growth regulator
• Uses: Post-emergence broadleaf control in agriculture and non-agricultural sites, including invasive weeds, right of ways, grazed areas, wheat, hay, corn, pastures, natural areas, forestry plantings, wetlands.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Least-toxic right of way managment, Least-toxic invasive weed managment
• Beyond Pesticides rating:

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (1)
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (1)
• Potential Leacher: Yes (1)
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Slight (1)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Regulatory Documents
• Supporting information:
  • PAN pesticide database: aminopyralid (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Aminopyralid soil residues affect rotational vegetable crops in Florida. [Fast BJ, Ferrell JA, et al. 2011.Pest Manag Sci. 67(7):825-30.]
  • Persistence of triclopyr, dicamba, and picloram in the environment following aerial spraying for control of dense pine invasion. Rolando, C.A. et al. (2023) Persistence of Triclopyr, dicamba, and Picloram in the environment following aerial spraying for control of dense pine invasion, Invasive Plant Science and Management. Available at: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/invasive-plant-science-and-management/article/persistence-of-triclopyr-dicamba-and-picloram-in-the-environment-following-aerial-spraying-for-control-of-dense-pine-invasion/EC888894C5B7A927AD5E5A3E0C06CD8D.