Where It Comes From
Sold in commercial herbicide products for forestry, rangelands, rights-of-way, lawns, and aquatic weed control [1][2].
How You Are Exposed
Skin contact or breathing spray during application; touching treated vegetation; contact with recently treated water; residues tracked indoors on shoes or gear [1][2].
Why It Matters
Short-term effects include eye/skin irritation, headache, nausea; very high doses affected liver and kidneys in animals. It breaks down in the environment over days to weeks, but can reach water right after use, especially with aquatic applications [1][2][3].
Who Is at Risk
Applicators and landscape workers; people nearby during or soon after spraying; children and pets who play on treated areas; individuals with asthma or sensitive skin [1][2].
How to Lower Your Exposure
Observe posted notices; stay out of treated areas until dry and after the labeled re-entry time; avoid swimming/drinking from treated water until cleared; wash hands, shoes, and clothes after potential contact; applicators should use required protective gear and prevent drift [1][2].
References
- [1]U.S. EPA. Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Triclopyr. EPA 738-R-98-011 (1998).
- [2]U.S. EPA. Triclopyr: Human Health Risk Assessment for Registration Review. Office of Pesticide Programs (2012).
- [3]FAO/WHO JMPR. Triclopyr toxicological evaluation. WHO Food Additives Series (1993).