Shirlan, Environmental Information, Fungicides, Syngenta Crop Protection

FUNGICIDES

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

A 500 g/litre SC formulation containing fluazinam. A foliar applied fungicide for the control of Foliar Blight and protection against Tuber Blight in potatoes

Maximum application rate: 400 ml product/ha
Maximum total dose: 3 litres product/ha/crop

WILDLIFE, MAMMALS AND BIRDS
WILDLIFE

SHIRLAN is not classified as ‘Harmful to game and wildlife’

MAMMALS AND BIRDS

No risk management is necessary to protect mammals and birds. SHIRLAN is of low toxicity to 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 as SHIRLAN poses a low risk to honey bees. There is no requirement to avoid application of the product when bees may be foraging on flowering weeds in and around treated areas.

NON-TARGET INSECTS AND OTHER ARTHROPODS
No risk management is necessary. SHIRLAN poses a minimal risk to the range of arthropod species commonly found in and around treated fields e.g. ground beetles, Lycosid spiders, predatory mites and parasitic wasps.

AQUATIC LIFE
SHIRLAN is classified as ‘Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment’.

SHIRLAN is highly toxic to certain aquatic invertebrates such as Daphnia and fish and is also moderately toxic to algae. SHIRLAN shows rapid degradation in sediments of aquatic systems indicating a low risk. Care must be taken to ensure that surface waters or ditches are not contaminated with the product or used container.

Risk management is essential. SHIRLAN can be used safely providing care is taken to prevent spray drift reaching surface waters. The following risk management practices must be carried out in order to ensure that there is adequate protection for aquatic species. ‘Do not allow direct spray from ground based vehicle mounted/drawn sprayers to fall within 5m of surface waters or ditches; direct 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

Fluazinam is very to moderately persistent in soil, depending on the soil type. Fluazinam is absorbed to soil and is therefore of low mobility. Due to its limited mobility in soil there is a negligible risk of groundwater contamination.

EARTHWORMS

No risk management is necessary. SHIRLAN is of low toxicity to earthworms. Field studies have also demonstrated that SHIRLAN is unlikely to have any adverse effects on earthworm populations in the long term.

SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS

No risk management is necessary. No effects on soil microbial processes were found and so the risk is considered to be low.

NON-TARGET PLANTS
Care should always be taken to minimise the drift of pesticides into conservation headlands, beetle banks and field boundaries such as hedgerows, which may provide an important habitat for wild flowers, non-target insects and other wildlife.

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
Address: CPC4, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 4XE
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 3.

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