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Siduron

General Information

• Product Names:

  Crabgrass Preventer & Weed Killer (Bonide Products)
  Starter Fertilizer with Crabgrass Preventer (Scotts Company)
  Tupersan (Gowan)
  Starter Fertilizer with Preemergent Weed Control (Andersons Lawn Fertilizer)
  Shaw's Starter Fertilizer with Crabgrass Control (Knox Fertilizer)

• Chemical Class: Urea derivative herbicide
• Uses: Control of annual grasses, annual weeds, barnyardgrass, bermudagrass, crabgrass, and foxtail on golf courses, sod farms, and residential turf
• Alternatives: Organic golf course managment, Organic lawn care
• 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 (18)
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Yes (33)
• 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

• Dandelions
• Annual Bluegrass
• Crabgrass
• Knotweed
• Plantains

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (8/2008)
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Siduron (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Scorecard Siduron Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)