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CAUTION FIRST AID IF on SKIN OR •Take Off Contaminated Clothing 59807-19_Fortress_20180731_73_59807_.pdf ISOXABEN GROUP HERBICIDE ® DITHIOPYR GROUP HERBICIDE FORTRESS �Jr::· - ·-:: y�' '-" ·,i-4,,.,... ,. � ,. • ,. .:�T�· ... :: i• ·o 1 · . momenta·· H. er·. b �1c1.-. d-·;'e ...., - ., ;;..fl'-'.! ":<, t�-.,,_•� .� : . · ·. ·: . · ,, · ·. "·. � . Preemergence control of weeds in field and container ornamentals. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: lsoxaben . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.50% Dithiopyr. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.25% OTHER INGREDIENTS: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99.25% TOTAL: ................................................................................. 100.00% EPA Reg. No. 59807-19 EPA Est. No. 82757-0H-001 KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN CAUTION FIRST AID IF ON SKIN OR •Take off contaminated clothing. CLOTHING: • Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for 15-20 minutes. • Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice. IF IN EYES: • Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently with water for 15- 20 minutes. • Remove contact lenses, if present, after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing eye. • Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice. IF INHALED: • Move person to fresh air. • If person is not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial respiration, preferably mouth- to-mouth, if possible. • Call a poison control center or doctor for further treatment. IF SWALLOWED: • Call a poison control center or doctor immediately for treatment advice. • Have person sip a glass of water if able to swallow. • Do not induce vomiting unless told to do so by a poison control center or doctor. • Do not give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. HOT LINE NUMBER For TRANSPORTATION Emergencies ONLY Call 24 Hours A Day 1-800-434-9300. For MEDICAL (24 Hours A Day) and PRODUCT USE Information Call 1-800-356-4647. Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor or going for treatment. OHP, Inc. PO Box 746 Bluffton, SC 29910-0746 (800) 356-4647 :. 982800 Partners ESL060618N REV070618 with solutions Net Contents: 50 lbs. (22.7 kg) ohp PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS Groundwater Advisory: This pesticide has properties and character­ HAZARDS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS istics associated with chemicals detected in ground water. This chem­ ical may leach into groundwater if used in areas where soils are CAUTION permeable, particularly where the water table is shallow. Harmful if absorbed through skin or inhaled. Causes moderate eye irri­ SurfaceWater Advisory: This pesticide may impact surfacewater qual­ tation. Avoid contact with skin, eyes, or clothing. Avoid breathing dust. ity due to runoff of rain water. This is especially true for poorly draining Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling and before eating, soil and soils with shallow groundwater. This product is classified as drinking, chewing gum, using tobacco, or using the toilet. Remove and having a high potential for reaching surface water via runoff for several wash contaminated clothing before reuse. months or more after application. A level, well-maintained vegetative buffer strip between areas to which this product is applied and surface PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) water features such as ponds, streams, and springs will reduce the Mixers, loaders, applicators, and other handlers must wear: potential loading of isoxaben from run off water and sediment. • Long-sleeved shirt and long pants • Socks and shoes DIRECTIONS FOR USE IT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW TO USE THIS PRODUCT IN A MAN­ • Waterproof gloves NER INCONSISTENT WITH ITS LABELING. Follow manufacturer's instructions for cleaning/maintaining PPE. If no Do not apply this product in a way that will contact workers or other such instructions for washables exists, use detergent and hot water. persons. Only protected handlers may be in the area during application. Keep and wash PPE separately from other laundry. For any requirements specific to your State or Tribe, consult the agency responsible for pesticide regulation. USER SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS User should: AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS • Remove clothing/PPE immediately if pesticide gets inside. Then Use this product only in accordance with its labeling and the Worker wash thoroughly and put on clean clothing. Protection Standard, 40 CFR Part 170. This Standard contains • Remove PPE immediately after handling this product. Wash the requirements for the protection of agricultural workers on farms, outside of gloves before removing. As soon as possible, wash thor­ forests, nurseries, and greenhouses, and handlers of agricultural pes­ oughly and change into clean clothing. ticides. It contains requirements for training, decontamination, noti­ fication, and emergency assistance. It also contains specific instructions and exceptions pertaining to the statements on this label ENGINEERING CONTROLS about personal protective equipment (PPE) and restricted-entry inter­ When handlers use closed systems or enclosed cabs in a manner val. The requirements in this box only apply to users of this product that meets the requirements listed in the Worker Protections Stan­ that are covered by the Worker Protection Standard. dard (WPS) for agricultural pesticides (40CFR 170.240(d)(4-6), the Do not enter or allow worker entry into treated areas during the handler PPE requirements may be reduced or modified as specified restricted-entry interval (REI) of 12 hours. in the WPS. PPE required for early entry to treated areas that is permitted under the Worker Protection Standard and that involves contact with any­ ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS thing that has been treated, including plants, soil, or water is: This product is toxic to fish and highly toxic to other aquatic organisms • Coveralls including oysters and shrimp. Use with care when applying to turf areas • Waterproof gloves adjacent to any body of water. Drift and runoff from treated turf may • Shoes plus socks adversely affect aquatic organisms in adjacent aquatic sites. Do not apply directly to water, or to areas where surface water is present, or to intertidal areas below the mean high water mark. Do not apply when weather conditions favor drift from treated areas. Do not contaminate water when disposing of equipment wash waters. 2 Proactively implement diversified weed control strategies to min­ NON-AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS imize selection for weed populations resistant to one or more her­ The requirements in this box apply to uses of this product that are not bicides. A diversified weed management program may include the use within the scope of the Worker Protection Standard for agricultural pes­ of multiple herbicides with different modes of action and overlapping ticides (40 CFR Part 170). The WPS applies when this product is used to weed spectrum with or without tillage operations and/or other cultural produce agricultural plants on farms. forest, nurseries, or greenhouses. practices. Research has demonstrated that using t11e labeled rate and Do not allow unprotected persons to enter treated areas until dusts directions for use is importantto delay the selection for resistant weeds. have settled. Scouting after herbicide application is important because it can facili­ tate the early identification of weed shifts and/or weed resistance and thus provide direction on future weed management practices. One of PRODUCT DESCRIPTION the best ways to contain resistant weed populations is to implement Fortress is for preemergence control of weeds in field and container measures to avoid allowing weeds to reproduce by seed or to prolifer­ ornamentals. Fortress is a granular herbicide containing two selective ate vegetatively. Cleaning equipment between sites and avoiding move­ herbicides that provide a broad spectrum of weed control with tolerance ment of plant material between sites will greatly aid in reducing the to many ornamental plants. spread of resistant weed seed. Not for sale, distribution or use in New York State. Contact your local sales representative, crop advisor, or extension agent to find out if suspected resistant weeds to these MOAs have been found WEED RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT AND BEST in your region. Do not assume that each listed weed is being controlled MANAGEMENT PRACTICES by multiple mechanisms of action. Co-formulated active ingredients Mode of Action are intended to broaden the spectrum of weeds that are controlled. Fortress contains the active ingredient isoxaben, which has a cellulose Some weeds may be controlled by only one of the active ingredients in biosynthesis inhibitor (CBI) mode of action (Group 21) and dithiopyr, a this product. member of the pyridine family of herbicides (Group 3) which inhibits mitotic processes in plants. The active ingredients control susceptible LIST OF WEEDS CONTROLLED BY FORTRESS weeds by preventing growth and development of newly germinated BROADLEAF WEEDS seeds. Fortress will not control established weeds. Common Name Scientific Name To delay herbicide resistance use appropriate resistance­ management strategies. aster, heath Symphyotrichum ericoides Rotate the use of products containing isoxaben and dithiopyr with other bittercress Cardamine spp. herbicides with different mechanisms of action within a growing season bittercress, hairy Cardamine hirsuta sequence or among growing seasons with different herbicide groups bittercress, little Cardamine oligosperma that control the same weeds. Scout for weeds before product applica­ brassbuttons,
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