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Dacthal (DCPA)
General Information
- Product Names:
Ferti-Lome Weed and Grass Preventer (Voluntary Purchasing Group)
ACME Garden Weed Preventer (PBI/Gordon)
Preemergence Weed Control (Lebanon Seaboard)
Garden Weeder (PBI/Gordon)
Green Gold Preemergence Crabgrass Control (Lebanon Seaboard)
- Chemical Class: Phthalate pre-emergent herbicide
- Uses: Control of Broadleaf weeds and annual grasses in terrestrial food crops, alfalfa, turf, ornamentals, and trees in agriculture and residential
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Organic lawn care
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Possible ()
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes ()
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes ()
- Potential Leacher: Yes ()
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes ()
- Toxic to Bees: Yes ()
Additional Information
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