December 13, 2006

To address request for clarification, corrections/additions have been
made to the comments issued by the California Carrot Board and the
California Tomato Commission regarding the metam sodium
(EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125 and 1,3-dichloropropene (EPA-HQ-2005-0124) risk
assessments. 

The 1,3 dichloropropene products Telone II and Telone C-17 are both
highly efficacious for the control of nematodes in the soil.  Metam
sodium is also highly efficacious for the control of weeds, diseases,
and nematodes.  However, 1,3 dichloropropene is more difficult to use
than metam sodium due to higher expenses to use it and the numerous
restrictions that apply to its use in California. 

