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Sulfur

General Information

• Fact Sheet: Sulfur.pdf
• Product Names:

  Miracle Gro Weed And Feed 27-3-6 (Scotts Company), formulated with Urea, 2-(2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)propionic acid, 2,4-D, Potassium chloride, Ammonium phosphate
  Scotts Extended Residual Fertilizer Plus Pre emergent Weed Control 33-0-0 (Scotts Company), formulated with Urea, Ammonium sulfate, Pendimethalin
  Revenge Rodent Smoke Bomb (Roxide International) Potassium nitrate
  Bonide Soil Acidifier (Bonide Products) Cristobalite
  Miracle Gro All Purpose Lawn Fertilizer 31-3-9 (Scotts Company), formulated with Urea, Iron(III) oxide, Potassium chloride, Ammonium phosphate

• Chemical Class: Inorganic fungicide, miticide, insecticide, rodenticide
• Uses: Insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide on food and feed crops, ornamental, turf and residential sites; also used as a soil amendment for reclaiming alkaline soils
• Alternatives: Ornamental/lawns, residential
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic

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: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Yes (2)
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database

• Chiggers
• Mold
• Tree Squirrels

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (4/1991)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Sulfur Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:Sulfur (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Top 15 Farmworker Poison
  • Exposure to agricultural pesticides and wheezing among 5–12-year-old children in the Imperial Valley, CA, USA. Ornelas Van Horne, Y. et al. (2024) Exposure to agricultural pesticides and wheezing among 5–12-year-old children in the Imperial Valley, CA, USA, Environmental Epidemiology. Available at: https://journals.lww.com/environepidem/fulltext/2024/10000/exposure_to_agricultural_pesticides_and_wheezing.2.as
  • Elemental Sulfur Use and Associations with Pediatric Lung Function and Respiratory Symptoms in an Agricultural Community (California, USA). Raanan, R. et al. (2017) Elemental Sulfur Use and Associations with Pediatric Lung Function and Respiratory Symptoms in an Agricultural Community (California, USA), Environmental Health Perspectives. Available at: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/EHP528.