Imprelis is a selective herbicide created by
DuPont. The active ingredient is
aminocyclopyrachlor, a synthetic
auxin.
Description
Imprelis is a selective herbicide created by
DuPont. The active ingredient is
aminocyclopyrachlor, a synthetic
auxin.
Imprelis was registered with the
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it ...
for sale in October 2010.
Sale of Imprelis was voluntarily suspended a week before the EPA required sales stopped.
DuPont acknowledged it was killing or damaging evergreen trees, including
white pine
''Pinus'', the pines, is a genus of approximately 111 extant tree and shrub species. The genus is currently split into two subgenera: subgenus ''Pinus'' (hard pines), and subgenus ''Strobus'' (soft pines). Each of the subgenera have been further ...
and
Norway spruce.
DuPont allegedly knew Imprelis would damage evergreens before seeking EPA approval.
DuPont offered to compensate customers whose trees were affected. They asked that a claim be submitted, and said that they would send a claim resolution agreement, which would specify the amount DuPont would pay to settle the claim. By late May 2012, the end of the planting season, many tree owners had not heard from DuPont. Other tree owners who accepted payment agreements with DuPont had not been paid.
Several hundred tree owners have filed lawsuits with DuPont. , they are seeking
class action
A class action, also known as a class-action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member or members of that group. The class actio ...
status.
References
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External links
DuPont Imprelis site
Herbicides
Toxicology
Soil contamination
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