The primary use today is for preplant soil fumigation to control soil borne fungi, diseases and nematodes. Undiluted chloropicrin is severely and immediately irritating to the upper respiratory tract, eyes and skin upon direct contact. Chloropicrin moves rapidly in soils within twelve inches of injection but may diffuse to a maximum depth of four feet in sandy soil.
Little information is available about the effects of chloropicrin on birds.
The Australian Directory of Registered Pesticides and their Uses. Compiled by K. Hamilton, Centre for Pesticide Application and Safety, University of Queensland.