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Re: Bio-control for dandelions expected soon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Noel Valdes" <info@cobrahead.com>

> The active ingredient in Preen is trifluralin. It is a suspected 
> carcinogen,
> and is toxic to fish and aquatic life, and earthworms. Here is more
> information from Cornell University and Pesticide Action Network UK.

I read the Extoxnet report, and it appears that Trifluralin is less toxic, 
less carcinogenic, less teratogenic, than compounds found naturally in most 
of the foods we eat eagerly. I have a very long list of things I'd have to 
give up before I started worrying about Preen, one of which I am sipping 
right now.

D 

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