Agriculture Reference
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widely advertised formulations. In some cases, the same name is used for
products with different ingredients. Exact composition must therefore be de-
termined from the product label.
Table 5.14 Commercial products containing chlorophenoxy herbicides.
Chlorophenoxy Acid Compound
Commercial Products
2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid)
Agrotect, Amoxone, AquaKleen, BH 2,4-D,
Chipco Turf Herbicide D, Chloroxone, Cri-
salamina, Crisamina, Crop Rider, D50,
Dacamine, Debroussaillant 600, Ded-Weed
SULV, Desormone, Dinoxol, Emulsamine
BK, Emulsamine E-3, Envert DT, Envert 171,
Super D Weedone, Weedone, Estone,
Farmco, Fernesta, Fernimine, Fernoxone,
Ferxone, Formula 40, Gordon's Amine 400,
Gordon's LV 400 2,4-D, Hedonal, Herbidal,
Lawn-Keep, Macondray, Miracle, Netagrone
600, Pennamine D, Planotox, Plantgard, Salvo,
Spritz-Hormit/2,4-D, Superormone Concen-
tre, Transamine, Tributon, Tuban, U 46, U 46
D-Ester, U 46 DFluid, Weed-B-Gon,
Weedar, Weedatul, Weed-Rhap, Weed Tox,
Weedtrol, Gordon's Dymec Turf Herbicide
Amine 2,4-D, Gordon's Phenaban 801, Acme
Amine 4, Acme Butyl Ester 4, Acme LV 6,
Acme LV 4, Gordon's Butyl Ester 600, DMA
4, Dormone
Chlorophenoxy Acid Compound
Commercial Products
2,4-DP (2,4-dichlorophenoxypropionic acid)
BH 2,4-DP, Desormone, Hedonal, Hedonal
DP, Kildip, Polymone, Seritox 50, U 46, U 46
DPFluid, Weedone DP, Weedone 170
2,4-DB (2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid)
Butoxon, Butoxone, Butyrac, Embutox
2,4,5-T (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid)
Amine 2,4,5-T for rice, Dacamine,
Ded-Weed, Farmco Fence Rider, Forron,
Inverton 245, Line Rider, Super D Weedone,
T-Nox, Trinoxol, U 46, Weedar, Weedone
MCPA (2-methyl, 4-chlorophenoxy aliphatic
acids and esters)
metaxon, Agroxone, Weedone
MCPB (2-methyl, 4-chlorophenoxy aliphatic
acids and esters)
Can-Trol, PDQ, Thistrol
MCPP (2-methyl, 4-chlorophenoxy aliphatic
acids and esters)
mecoprop, Methoxone M, Mecopex, Gordon's
Mecomec
Sodium, potassium, and alkylamine salts are commonly formulated as
aqueous solutions, while the less water soluble esters are applied as emul-
sions. Low molecular weight esters are more volatile than the acids, salts, or
long-chain esters.
Chlorophenoxy compounds are sometimes mixed into commercial fertil-
izers to control growth of broadleaf weeds.
Toxicology
Some of the chlorophenoxy acids, salts, and esters are moderately irritat-
ing to skin, eyes, and respiratory and gastrointestinal linings. In a few indi-
