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Trifluralin

General Information

• Product Names:

  Treflan HFP (Dow) 
  Treflan TR-10 (Dow) 
  Snapshot 2.5TG (Dow), formulated with Isoxaben
  Miracle Gro Garden Weed Preventer (Scotts Company)
  Tri-Scept (BASF), formulated with Imazaquin
  Freedom (Monsanto), formulated with Alachlor

• Chemical Class: Dinitroaniline compound herbicide
• Uses: Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds on a variety of food crops and non-food uses, including residential use site
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Least toxic-weed managment
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Possible (10)
• Endocrine Disruption: Probable (5, 36)
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (8)
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (4)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (8)
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (37)
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database

• Dandelions
• Annual Bluegrass
• Knotweed

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED) signed (8/2004)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Trifluralin Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:Trifluralin (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Scorecard Trifluralin Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)
  • PAN-UK Trifluralin Factsheet (Pesticide Action Network UK)
  • FAN Trifluralin Factsheet (Fluoride Action Network)