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Bromoxynil Bromoxynil is a nitrile herbicide that is used for post-emergent control of annual broadleaved weeds. It is especially effective in the control of weeds in cereal, corn, sorghum, onions, flax, mint, turf, and on non-cropland. The compound works by inhibiting photosynthesis in the target plants. The EDF (Environmental Defence Fund) has long worked to end Bromoxynil use. There is evidence that the chemical causes birth defects, and studies suggest that it is also a carcinogen (cancer causing substance). The EDF was particularly concerned that residues of Bromoxynil and its metabolite, DBHA, on genetically altered cotton, could get into cottonseed oil as well as foods such as beef, pork, poultry, and eggs from animals fed cottonseed meal. Bromoxynil in field runoff is highly toxic to fish. It is also highly toxic to pheasants and is moderately toxic to hens, quail, and mallard ducks. Bromoxynil is a Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP), and...

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