Metam

Label & SDS

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Registration information

• U.S. EPA Registration number: 7001-284
• U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Metam' is a fungicide and nematicide, herbicide terrestrial, insecticide, miticide, and soil fumigant. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 7001-284. It was originally approved by EPA on 16 Apr 1981. Its registration got cancelled on 15 Oct 2004. It has a 'Danger' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Metam-sodium. It's approved for 12 sites including crucifers, elm, fiber crops, oak, ornamental lawns, peanuts, peppermint, plant beds, potatoes, and potting soil. It is also approved for 56 pests and pest groups including but not limited to amaranths, annual bluegrass, barnyardgrass, bermudagrass, black rot, carelessweed, chickweed, club root, crabgrass, and dagger nematodes.

Original registration date:

• 16 Apr 1981

Cancellation date:

• 15 Oct 2004

Alternative names:

• BEST VAPAM SOIL FUMIGANTActive
• METAM 32.7%Alternate
• METAMAlternate

Registrant:

• J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY
  
• Address:
  16777 Howland Rd.
  Lathrop, CA 95330

Active ingredients:

• Metam-sodium 32.7%
• Other ingredients 67.3%

Signal word:

• Danger

Product type:

• Fungicide And Nematicide
• Herbicide Terrestrial
• Insecticide
• Miticide
• Soil Fumigant

Formulation:

• Soluble Concentrate

Registered target pests:

• Amaranths (preemergence)
• Annual bluegrass (preemergence)
• Barnyardgrass (preemergence)
• Bermudagrass (preemergence)
• Black rot (cylindrocladium)
• Carelessweed (preemergence)
• Chickweed (preemergence)
• Club root (plasmodiophora)
• Crabgrass (preemergence)
• Dagger nematodes
• Dandelion (preemergence)
• Dutch elm disease (ceratocystis/graphium ulmi)
• Early maturity disease (verticillium dahliae)
• Fiddleneck (preemergence)
• Garden centipede
• Groundsel (preemergence)
• Henbit (preemergence)
• Johnsongrass (preemergence)
• Lambsquarters (preemergence)
• Lance nematodes
• Lesion nematodes
• London rocket (preemergence)
• Malva (preemergence)
• Needle nematode (l.sylphus)
• Nematodes
• Nettleleaf goosefoot (preemergence)
• Nightshade (preemergence)
• Nutgrass (preemergence)
• Oak root fungus
• Oak wilt (ceratocystis fagacearum)
• Phymatotrichum root rot
• Pigweed (preemergence)
• Pin nematodes
• Pineappleweed (preemergence)
• Prickly lettuce (preemergence)
• Purslane (preemergence)
• Ragweed (preemergence)
• Reniform nematodes
• Root rot (phytophthora cinnamoni)
• Root-knot nematodes
• Shepherdspurse (preemergence)
• Soilborne diseases (phytophthora)
• Soilborne diseases (pythium)
• Soilborne diseases (rhizoctonia)
• Soilborne diseases (sclerotinia)
• Soilborne diseases (verticillium)
• Soilborne fungal diseases
• Spiral nematodes
• Sting nematodes
• Stinging nettle (preemergence)
• Stubby-root nematodes
• Stunt nematodes
• Symphylans
• Verticillium wilt
• Watergrass (preemergence)
• Wild morningglory (preemergence)

Registered target sites:

• Crucifers (soil fumigation)
• Elm (soil fumigation)
• Fiber crops (unspecified) (soil fumigation)
• Oak (soil fumigation)
• Ornamental lawns (soil fumigation)
• Peanuts (soil fumigation)
• Peppermint (soil fumigation)
• Plant beds (soil fumigation)
• Potatoes (soil fumigation)
• Potting soil (soil fumigation)
• Seed beds (soil fumigation)
• Tobacco (plant bed) (soil fumigation)