Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 1.6
Quantities of Pesticides Most Commonly Used in U.S.
Agricultural Crop Production (Approximate Quantities, 1993).
Usage in Millions of lbs
Active Ingredient
Pesticide
Intended Use
Atrazine 70-75 Selective Herbicide
Metolachlor 60-65 Selective Herbicide
Sulfur 45-50 Fungicide, Acaricide
Alachlor 45-50 Preemergence Herbicide
Methyl Bromide 30-35 Fumigant
Cyanazine 30-35 Selective Herbicide
Dichloropropene 30-35 Nematicide, Soil Fumigant
2,4-D 25-30 Postemergence Herbicide
Metam Sodium 25-30 Fungicide, Herbicide, Insecticide,
Nematicide, Soil Fumigant
Trifluralin 20-25 Selective Preemergence Herbicide
Petroleum Oil 20-25 Dormant Spray, Summer Oil
Parasiticides, Carrier Fluid,
Herbicide, Adjuvants
Pendimethalin 20-25 Selective Herbicide
Glyphosate 15-20 Nonselective, Preemergence
Herbicide
EPTC 10-15 Selective Herbicide
Chlorpyrifos 10-15 Insecticide
Chlorothalonil 10-15 Fungicide
Propanil 7-12 Contact Herbicide
Dicamba 6-10 Herbicide
Terbufos 5-8 Systemic Herbicide, Nematicide
Bentazone 4-7 Herbicide
Mancozeb 4-7 Fungicide
Copper Hydroxide 4-7 Fungicide
Parathion 4-7 Insecticide
Simazine 3-6 Selective Herbicide
Butylate 3-6 Selective Herbicide
Source: EPA estimates based on a variety of government sources.
Table 1.7
Quantities of Pesticides Most Commonly Used in U.S. Non-
Agricultural Sectors of the U.S. (Approximate Quantities, 1993).
Usage in Millions of lbs
Active Ingredient
Pesticide
Intended Use
2,4-D
12-15
Postemergence Herbicide
Chlorpyrifos
9-12
Insecticide
Diazinon
8-10
Insecticide, Nematicide
Glyphosate
4-6
Nonselective, Preemergence
Herbicide
Malathion
4-6
Insecticide
Dicamba
3-5
Herbicide
Diuron
3-5
Herbicide
Naled
3-5
Insecticide, Acaricide (non-systemic)
MCPP
3-5
Herbicide
Carbaryl
2-4
Broad spectrum insecticide
