EPA Denies Petition on 2,4-D Pesticide
For Release: April 9, 2012
In a petition filed on November 6, 2008, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) requested that EPA cancel all product registrations and revoke all tolerances (legal residue limits in food) for the pesticide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, or 2,4-D. After considering public comment received on the petition and all the available studies, EPA is denying the request to revoke all tolerances and the request to cancel all registrations.
by Mike Riva. As a golf course superintendent/turf manager of more than 30 years, I agree that so-called cosmetic grass/turf pesticides should be banned, but only for people who are not trained to use them in a safe, effective and responsible manner.
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