What happens to tetryl when it enters the environment?
• Tetryl may be released to the air, water, and soil when old stores of the explosive are destroyed by exploding or burning. • It is not likely to evaporate from water or soil. • It breaks down rapidly in sunlit rivers and lakes, but much more slowly in groundwater. • Tetryl does not move easily from soil to groundwater. • It is not known if tetryl builds up in fish, plants, or land animals.
