There is good online information about some of the toxicity of both:
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/hlthef/dinitrop.html (from the federal government)
http://www.efn.org/~ncap/factsheets.html (researched gathered and authored
Caroline Cox of the National Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides). The
2,4-D herbicide fact sheet is in PDF but an adobe acrobat reader software is
available in order to view this important fact sheet!
The misnamed inerts identified in 2,4-D were gathered using the Freedom of
Information Act by NCAP and are listed at:
http://www.efn.org/~ncap/24Dinert.html
For more information about inert ingredients in pesticides, vist the inerts
disclosure section of NCAP's
web page http://www.efn.org/~ncap/inertspage.html
Bunny Snow
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Kathy Brunetti wrote:
> There seems to be some confusion here about "2,4-D". The term
> "2,4-D" almost always means 2,4-diphenoxyacetic acid, not
> 2,4-dinitrophenol. 2,4-D has a number of salts and esters and is
> widely available for home use. It is a broadleaf weed killer.
> 2,4-dinitrophenol appears to no longer be available in the United
> States.
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