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Endothall (3,6-endoxohexahydrophthalic acid) is used as an herbicide for terrestrial and aquatic plants. It is used as an aquatic herbicide for submerged aquatic plants and algae in lakes, ponds and irrigation canals. [3] It is used, as a desiccant on potatoes, hops, cotton, clover and alfalfa.
Several residents expressed concern the city is using what they believe are harmful chemicals to remove invasive plants in local lakes and ponds. Worcester committee gets an earful: Some residents ...
This is a list of herbicides. These are chemical compounds which have been registered as herbicides . The names on the list are the ISO common name for the active ingredient which is formulated into the branded product sold to end-users. [ 1 ]
In the United States as of 2014, atrazine was the second-most widely used herbicide after glyphosate, [16] with 76 million pounds (34 thousand metric tons) of it applied each year, [19] [20] nearly identical to its usage in 1974, of 76.8 million pounds. [21] Atrazine continues to be one of the most widely used herbicides in Australian ...
Roundup is a brand name of herbicide originally produced by Monsanto, which Bayer acquired in 2018. Prior to the late-2010s formulations, it used broad-spectrum glyphosate-based herbicides. [1]
Use of herbicide to kill invasive milfoil in Willand Pond sparks passionate debate in Dover over potential damage to groundwater.
The two most common active ingredients in herbicides for Phragmites control are glyphosate and imazapyr. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] It is important to select the proper herbicide for the location. Further, even the proper herbicide can lead to unintended consequences since a large amount of decaying dead plant material can depress oxygen levels in the water ...
Herbicides can kill or cause harm to native organisms that are not the intended target. Also, if a large area of S. minima is sprayed with an herbicide all at once, the dead plant matter will sink into the water and decompose, which can deplete oxygen in the water and result in fish kills. Smaller sections can be sprayed at a time to combat ...