From Wikipedia: Bensulide is a selective organophosphate herbicide. It is one of a few organophosphate compounds that are used as an herbicide. Most of the others are used as insecticides. It is used on vegetable crops such as carrots, cucumbers, peppers, and melons and in cotton and turfgrass to control annual grasses such as bluegrass and crabgrass and broadleaf weeds. It is often applied before the weed seeds germinate (pre-emergence) in order to prevent them from germinating. It is available as granules or an emulsifiable concentrate. Estimates place the total use of bensulide in the United States at about 632,000 pounds annually. Application rates may be relatively heavy (up to 22.6 kg/ha) when it is used. The EPA classifies bensulide as a general use pesticide.
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Details
Type: Pesticide
Use: Herbicide
Example applications: Carrots;Cucumbers;Melon;Peppers;Lettuce;Brassicas;Squash;Tomatoes;Cotton;Turf
Example pests controlled: Bluegrass;Crabgrass;Pigweed;Red deadnettle;Goosegrass;Lambsquarters;Shepherd's purse;Fescue;Bentgrass
Mode of action: Selective, acts by inhibiting germination, absorbed through leaves and roots
Source: PPDB
GHS safety labels
About Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
From Wikipedia: The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is an internationally agreed-upon standard managed by the United Nations that was set up to replace the assortment of hazardous material classification and labelling schemes previously used around the world. Core elements of the GHS include standardized hazard testing criteria, universal warning pictograms, and harmonized safety data sheets which provide users of dangerous goods with a host of information. The system acts as a complement to the UN Numbered system of regulated hazardous material transport. Implementation is managed through the UN Secretariat. Although adoption has taken time, as of 2017, the system has been enacted to significant extents in most major countries of the world.[1] This includes the European Union, which has implemented the United Nations' GHS into EU law as the CLP Regulation, and United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards.
- H302
Harmful if swallowed
Class: Acute Toxicity
Subclass: Oral - H400
Very toxic to aquatic life
Class: Aquatic
Subclass: Acute - H410
Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Class: Aquatic
Subclass: Chronic