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Benfluralin
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Dinitroaniline Herbicide
- Uses: Applied to non-bearing fruit and nut trees, non-bearing berries, non-bearing vineyards, turf, ornamentals, rights of way, Christmas tree plantations, lettuce, alfalfa, Johnsongrass seedlings (residential), chickweed, lambsquarters, purslane, knotweed, clover, pigweed, plantain,crabgrass, foxtail, goosegrass, and Poa annua, barnyardgrass and fescue.
- Alternatives: Organic Lawn care, Least-toxic right of way managment,
Least-toxic invasive weed managment, Organic agriculture - Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Yes (1)
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes (1)
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (1)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (1)
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Yes (1)
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (1)
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- PAN Pesticides Database: Benfluralin
- Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of confirmatory data submitted for the active substance benfluralin (European Food Safety Authority, EFSA)
- Thurston County Health Department factsheet: Benfluralin
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. US EPA, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs), Interim REDS (iREDs) and RED Factsheets. https://archive.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/web/html/status.html.