Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0495-0019
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2005-12-21T05:00Z

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APPENDIX
J.
Incident
Reports
Table
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1.
Incident
Reports
Involving
Imazapyr
(
04/
20/
1995
­
03/
01/
2004)

Location
and
Log
#
Organism
Involved
Product
Contact
with
Product/
Symptoms
Driveway
CO
1006019­
001
Willow
and
Spruce
Imazapyr
Driveway
surface
application/
Mortality
Chelan
County
WA
1014406­
001
Cherry
and
pear
trees
Imazapyr
Applied
in
irrigation
canal/
Several
dead
or
dying
cherry
and
pear
tress.

Dubuque
County
IA
1008079­
001
Corn
crop
Mixture
of
Hornet
(
unknown
pesticide)
and
Lightning
(
imazapyr)
Post­
emergent
application/
low
yield
and
death
Whitman
County/
Washington
State
1014407­
017
Winter
wheat
Imazapyr
Carryover
residues
from
application
to
peas
the
previous
Spring/
damage.
Complication
assigning
causes
to
the
case
concerned
detection
limits
for
imazapyr.

Texas
1005972­
001
Live
oaks
Imazapyr
Application
to
neighbor's
property/
injury
to
3
live
oaks.

Cass
County,
Texas
1015265­
001
Loblolly
pine
seedlings
Hexazinone,
glyphosate,
imazapyr
Hexazinone
in
soil
samples,
Onestep
(
glyphosate
and
imazapyr)
used
in
site
preparation
for
planting
of
seedlings/
mortality
Halifax
County,
NC
1003826­
008
Goldfish
Arsenal
(
imazapyr)
Aerially
applied
to
nearby
145
acre
area
followed
by
rain
12
days
later/
mortality.
No
residues
found
in
area.
Cause
of
mortality
not
determined.

Incident
Reports
Involving
the
Isopropylamine
Salt
of
Imazapyr
(
05/
26/
1999
­
06/
04/
2004)

Aiken
County,
SC
1000022­
001
Birds
and
Fish
Arsenal
(
imazapyr)
Karmex
(
Diuron)
Escort
(
Metsulfuron
methyl)
Spray
on
fence
row
drifted
onto
adjacent
birdnest
boxes
located
from
2­
85
feet
of
application
site;
runoff
into
a
pond
60
foot
away/
bird
kill
of
nesting
and
mature
birds
and
fish
and
algae
kill
in
pond.

AR
1015280­
001
Tomatoes,
Cantaloupes
Watermelons
Krenite
Arsenal
Escort
Glyphos
(
glyphosate,
imazapyr,
metsulfuron
methyl)
Krenite/
Arsenal/
Escort
mixture
applied
to
transmission
right­
of­
way
(
150
yards
to
1/
4
mile
distance).
Glyphos
applied
to
pond
levee
30­
40
feet
from
watermelon
and
cantaloupe
fields./
Severe
curling
of
oldest
leaves
on
tomato
plants
with
interveinal
chlorosis.
Mature
tomatoes
rotted
from
stem
side.
Watermelon
and
cantaloupes
aborted
blooms
and
fruit.
Pattern
of
glyphosate
drift
could
be
seen
across
field.
No
residues
of
any
of
applied
pesticides
found
in
plant
tissues.
Table
J­
1.
Incident
Reports
Involving
Imazapyr
(
04/
20/
1995
­
03/
01/
2004)

Location
and
Log
#
Organism
Involved
Product
Contact
with
Product/
Symptoms
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Washington
County
Florida
1013550­
007
Beans
Oak
Trees
Grape
vines
Garlon
4
Chopper
Spraying
to
a
forest
site
150­
200
feet
away/
beans
exhibited
chlorosis
and
cupping;
grapes
were
chlorotic,
and
some
oak
leaves
turned
brown.