HERBICIDES
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONAn oil based dispersion concentrate containing 60 g/litre nicosulfuron, a sulfonyl-urea herbicide for use in maize.
Maximum total dose: 0.75 litres per hectare
Maximum no. of applications: 1 per crop
WILDLIFE, MAMMALS AND BIRDS
WILDLIFE
SAMSON EXTRA 6% is not classified as ‘Harmful to game, wild birds and animals’.
MAMMALS AND BIRDS
No risk management is necessary to protect wild mammals and birds. The risk to wild mammals and birds feeding on treated areas is low due to the limited amount of residues likely to be consumed.
BEES
No risk management is necessary. SAMSON EXTRA 6% is of low risk to honey bees.
NON-TARGET INSECTS AND OTHER ARTHROPODS
No risk management is necessary. SAMSON EXTRA 6% poses a low risk to a range of arthropod species commonly found in and around treated fields.
AQUATIC LIFE
SAMSON EXTRA 6% is ’VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS’. Care must be taken to ensure that surface waters or ditches are not contaminated with the product or used container.
Risk management is essential. SAMSON EXTRA 6% can be used safely providing care is taken to prevent spray drift reaching surface waters. The following risk management practices must be carried out:
“DO NOT ALLOW DIRECT SPRAY from horizontal boom sprayers to fall within 5m of the top of the bank of a static or flowing waterbody, unless a Local Environmental Risk Assessment for Pesticides (LERAP) permits a narrower buffer zone, or within 1m of the top of a ditch which is dry at the time of application. DO NOT ALLOW DIRECT SPRAY from hand-held sprayers to fall within 1m of the top of the bank of a static or flowing waterbody. Aim spray away from water.”
LERAP Category B. Buffer zones may be reduced (see LERAP Guidelines).
SOIL AND GROUNDWATER, EARTHWORMS AND SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS
SOIL AND GROUNDWATER
No risk management necessary. Use of SAMSON EXTRA 6% according to the label instructions presents a low risk to groundwater.
EARTHWORMS
No risk management is necessary in order to prevent risks to earthworms.
SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS
SAMSON EXTRA 6% is unlikely to have any long-term effect on soil microbial activity. The risk is therefore considered to be low. No risk management is necessary.
NON-TARGET PLANTS
No effects on non-target plant species are expected when SAMSON EXTRA 6% is used as recommended.
ALWAYS READ THE LABEL: USE PESTICIDES SAFELY
Care must be taken to minimise the risk of surface water contamination from farmyard and field sources.
For further information about the environmental profile of this product contact:
Company: Syngenta Crop Protection UK Ltd, CPC4, Capital Park, Fulbourn,
Cambridge CB21 5XE
Telephone: 0800 1696058 Fax: 01223 281245
e-mail: customer.services@syngenta.com
This Environmental Information Sheet was prepared in accordance with CPA Guidance Notes Version 4.
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Syngenta Crop Protection UK Limited. Registered in England No. 849037. Registered office: CPC4, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5XE
Syngenta Seeds Limited, Registered in England No 345486, Registered office: 30 Priestley Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford GU2 7YH