Application to import the herbicide Monument

Fields of Green Media Release

Keeping sports grounds, playing fields and golf courses weed free could get easier if plans to import a liquid turf herbicide are approved.

The EPA is seeking your views on an application to import the herbicide Monument, to be used only by professional turf managers, such as councils, turf growers and groundkeepers at sports fields and golf courses around New Zealand.

Applicant, Syngenta Crop Protection Limited, is looking to import the product which would be used to control sedges, grasses and broadleaf weeds, potentially reducing the frequency of applications, as well as time spent on herbicide management and exposure for those handling or applying herbicides as part of their job.
Monument contains trifloxysulfuron sodium as the active ingredient and would be applied using ground-based spray equipment.

Public submissions open on Thursday 24 November 2016 and close at 5pm on Wednesday 1 February 2017.

• View application details and information
• Go to the submissions page

What we do: The EPA sets the rules for use of hazardous substances under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 by assessing the environmental and economic risks and benefits to New Zealanders and the environment.

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