Annex 1: Pesticide inventory

This Annex provides general information for a broad range of agricultural pesticides. Readers must consult the original sources for detailed information, especially for drinking water guidelines. Different values for concentrations in drinking water and in fish and shellfish tissue reflect different criteria and methods used to calculate these values. Guidelines for fish are for edible parts (e.g. fillets). Concentration values for drinking water and fish and shellfish tissue are not available for many pesticides. The primary source for this Annex is Reference #1 below: unless otherwise indicated, information and values come from this source.

(1) US Environmental Protection Agency, 1990. National Pesticide Survey: Survey Analytes. In: "National Survey of Pesticides in Drinking Water Wells", Phase 1 Report, Office of Water, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA570/9-90-015, Washington DC

(2) Nowell, L.H. and Resek E.A. 1994. National standards and guidelines for pesticides in water, sediment, and aquatic organisms: Application to water-quality assessments. Volume 140 of "Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology", Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, Volume 140. (Refer to this source for comprehensive discussion; guidelines for aquatic life, etc.).

(3) World Health Organization, 1993. Guidelines for drinking water quality; Volume 1: Recommendations. World Health Organization, Geneva, Second Edition.

(4) Misc. sources, including product literature, etc.

Pesticide	Common or Trade Name	Type	Principal Use	Drinking Water Level (m g/l)	Fish & Shellfish Tissue (mg/kg)
Acifluorfen	Blazer Carbofluorfen Tackle RH-620	Herbicide	Controls weeds and grasses in soybeans, groundnuts, rice and other large seeded legumes	-
Alachlor	Lasso	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses and weeds in maize, soybeans, and groundnuts	2.0 20. (3)
Aldicarb	Temik	Insecticide Acaricide Nematocide	Controls insects, nematodes, and mites on cottom, sugar beets, potatoes, and ornamentals	10. (1,3)
Aldicarb sulfone	Standak Aldoxycarb	(Degradate)	(See Aldicarb)	40.
Aldicarb sulfoxide	(See Aldicarb)	(Degradate)	(See Aldicarb)	10.
Aldrin	HHDN Octalene	Insecticide	Controls soil insects	0.03 (3)	0.3 (2)
Ametryn	Gesapax	Herbicide	Controls weeds in pineapple, sugarcane, bananas, plantains, maize, and potatoes	-
Atraton	Gesatamin	Herbicide	Formerly an experimental herbicide	-
Atrazine	AAtrex	Herbicide	Controls cerain weeds in maize, sorghum, sugarcane, pineapple, and citrus fruits	3.0 2.0 (3)
Atrazine, deethylated	(See Atrazine)	(Degradate)	(See Atrazine)	-
Barban	Carbyne	Herbicide	Controls weeds in wild oats, wheat, lentils, peas, sugar beets, barley and clover	-
Baygon	Propoxur Unden Blattanex	Insecticide	Controls cockroaches, flies, mosquitos, and turf insects	-
Bentazon	Basagran	Herbicide	Controls broadleaf weeds in soybeans, rice, maize, groundnuts, beans, peas, and mint	30. (3)
Bromacil	Borea Hyvar Uragan	Herbicide	Controls weeds and brush in non-crop areas, and controls weeds in citrus and pineapple	-
Butachlor	Machete	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses and weeds in seeded, transplanted rice and other crops	-
Butylate	Sutan	Herbicide	Controls grassy weeds and nut grass in maize	-
Carbaryl	Sevin	Insecticide	Controls insects in forests lawns, ornamentals, shade trees, and rangeland	-
Carbofuran	Furadan Caraterr	Insecticide Acaricide Nematocide	Controls insects, mites, nematodes on maize and other crops	40. 5. (3)
Carbofuran, 3-hydroxy-	(See Carbofuran)	(Degradate)	(See Carbofuran)	-
Carbofuran, phenol	(See Carbofuran)	(Degradate)	(See Carbofuran)	-
Carbofuran, phenol, 3-keto-	(See Carbofuran)	(Degradate)	(See Carbofuran)	-
Carboxin	D-735 DCMO Vitavax	Fungicide	Controls smuts on barley, oats, wheat, and seedlings	-
Chloramben	Amiben Vegiben	Herbicide	Controls weeds in soybeans, groundnuts, sunflowers, and maize	-
Chlordane	Gold Crest C-100	Insecticide	Controls termites in homes and controls other insects such as fire ants around underground cables	2. 0.2 (3)	0.3 (2)
Chlordecone (2) (Kepone)				-	0.3 (2)
Chlorobenzilate	Akar Benzilian	Acaricide	Controls mites on citrus, cotton, and vegetables	-
Chloroneb	Terraneb	Fungicide	Controls snow mold, and systematic seedling diseases of cotton, beans, and soybeans	-
Chlorothalonil	Bravo Daconil	Fungicide	Controls fungus on beans, carrots, celery, maize, conifers, and groundnuts	-
Chlorotoluron (3)				30. (3)
Chlorpropham	Chloro IPC CIPC Furloe Sprout NP	Herbicide	Controls weeds in alfalfa, lima beans, and snap beans	-
Cyanazine	Bladex Fortrol	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in fallow croplands	-
Cycloate	Ro-Neet	Herbicide	Controls annual broadleaf weeds and grasses	-
2,4-D	2,4 Dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid Aqua Kleen	Herbicide	Controls weeds in wheat, maize, and barley	70. 30. (3)
Dalapon	Dowpon Ded-Weed	Herbicide	Controls growth of grasses such as quackgrass, bermuda grass, and some perennials	200.
2,4-DB	Butyrac Embutox	Herbicide	Controls broadleaf weeds in alfalfa, soybeans, and groundnuts	90. (3)
DCPA	Chlorthal-dimethyl Dachtal	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses in turf, ornamentals, fruit and vegetables	-
DCPA acid metabolites	(See DCPA) Dachtal acid metabolites	(Degradate)	(See DCPA)
4,4-DDD	TDE Rothane	Insecticide	Controls mosquitoes and spiders	-	5. (2)
4,4-DDE	(See 4,4-DDD)	(Degradate)	(See 4,4-DDD)	-	5. (2)
4,4-DDT	(See 4,4-DDD)	(See 4,4-DDD)	(See 4,4-DDD)	2. (3)	5. (2)
Diazinon	Spectracide Basudin AG-500	Soil Insecticide	Controls insects such as cut worms, wireworms, and maggots on fruit, vegetables and tobacco	-
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)	Nemafume Fumazone Nemagon	Soil Fumigant	Controls nematodes on berries, citrus, melons, and nuts	0.2 1. (3)
Dicamba	Banvel D Banfel Compound B Mediben	Herbicide	Controls broadleaf weeds in maize, sorghum, grains, and asparagus	-
Dicamba, 5-hydroxy-	-	Herbicide (Degradate)	Controls annual and perennial broadleaf weed species in asparagus, cereals, grain and maize	-
3,5-dichlorobenzoic acid	Dalapon	Herbicide	Controls perennial grasses	-
1,2-dichloropropane	Propylene Dichloride 1,2-DCP	Soil Fumigant	Controls nematodes in soil (Contaminant of a registered active ingredient)	5. 20. (3)
cis-1,3 dichloropropene	Telone II	Nematocide	Controls nematodes in soil	20. (3)
trans-1,3 dichloropropene	(See cis-1,3-dichloropropene)	(See cis-1,3-dichloropropene)	(See cis-1,3-dichloropropene)	-
Dichlorprop	Maizeox RK.	Herbicide	Controls polygonum persicaria, galium, and aparine in cereals and pastures	100. (3)
Dichlorvos	Herkol Nogos Nuvan Phosvit Vapona	Insecticide with fumigant action	Controls mosquitos, flies, aphids, and spider mites on fruits and vegetables	-
Dieldrin	Heod Dielorex Octalox	Insecticide	Controls soil insects such as locusts	-
Dinoseb	DNBP Dinitro Premerge	Herbicide	Controls potato vines and dessicating seed crops	7.
Diphenamid	Dymid Enide	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in groundnuts, tobacco and alfalfa	-
Disulfoton	Dysyston Dithiodemeton Di-syston Ditio-systox	Insecticide	Controls insects and mites on seeds	-
Disulfoton sulfone	(See Disulfoton)	(Degradate)	(See Disulfoton)	-
Disulfoton sulfoxide	(See Disulfoton)	(Degradate)	(See Disulfoton)
Diuron	DCMU Karmex	Herbicide	Controls broadleaf and grassy weeds in wheat, barley, and bananas	-
Endosulfan I	Thiodan Cyclodan Malix	Insecticide Acadcide (Degradate)	Controls a variety of insects such as mites on cereals, coffee, cotton, fruit, oilseeds, potatoes, and tea.	-
Endosulfan II	(See Endosulfan I)	(Degradate)	(See Endosulfan I)	-
Endosulfan sulfate	(See Endosulfan I)	(Degradate)	(See Endosulfan I)	-
Endrin	Nendrin	Insecticide	Controls insects on cotton, small grains, and grasshoppers in noncrop areas	2.	0.3 (2)
Endrin aldehyde	(See Endrin)	(Degradate)	(See Endrin)	-
EPTC	EPTAM	Herbicide	Controls weeds in beans, potatoes and maize	-
Ethoprop	Mocap Prophos Ethoprophos	Nematocide Insecticide	Controls nematodes and insects on bananas, cabbage, and maize	-
Ethylene dibromide (EDB)	Bromofume Nephis	Insecticide	Controls insects in soil and is an additive in leaded gasoline	0.05
Ethylene thiourea (ETU)	ETU	Breakdown product of EBDC Fungicides	EDBC controls fungus on roses and other flowers, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce and apples	-
Etridiazole	Koban Terrazole	Soil Fungicide	Controls diseases of turf, beans, maize, cotton, sorghum	-
Fenamiphos	Nemacur Inemacury	Insecticide Nematocide	Controls nematodes and insects on cotton, groundnuts, soybeans vegetables and fruit	-
Fenamiphos sulfone	(See Fenamiphos)	(Degradate)	(See Fenamiphos)	-
Fenamiphos sulfoxide	(See Fenamiphos)	(Degradate)	(See Fenamiphos)	-
Fenarimol	Bloc Rimidin Rubigan	Fungicide	Protects against powdery mildew on apples, grapes and roses	-
Fenoprop (3)				9. (3)
Fluometuron	Cotoron	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses, and broadleaf weeds	-
Fluridone	Sonar	Herbicide	Controls annual grass and weeds in cotton fields	-
Glyphosate (4)	Roundup	Herbicide	Nonselective broad spectrum herbicide used on cereals, beans and other crops (4)	700. (2)
alpha-HCH	(See gamma-HCH)	(See gamma-HCH)	(See gamma-HCH) (Contaminant of a registered active ingredient)	-
beta-HCH	(See gamma-HCH)	(See gamma-HCH)	(See gamma-HCH) (Contaminant of a registered active ingredient)	-
delta-HCH	(See gamma-HCH)	(See gamma-HCH)	(See gamma-HCH) (Contaminant of a registered active ingredient)	-
gamma-HCH (Lindane)	gamma BHC Lindane	Insecticide	Controls leafhoppers in lowland rice, and beetles in wood (is a Contaminant in a registered active ingredient)	0.2 2. (3)
Heptachlor(2)	Velsicol	Insecticide	Controls insects on maize,	0.4
	3-chlorochlorene		alfalfa, hay and vegetables (is a Contaminant in a registered active ingredient)	0.03 (3)	0.3
Heptachlor epoxide(2)	(See Heptachlor)	(Degradate)	(See Heptachlor)	0.2 0.03 (3)	0.3
Hexachlorobenzene	Anti-Carie HCB	Fungicide	Controls fungus on wheat	1. (1,3)
Hexazinone	Velpar	Herbicide	Controls selective weeds in conifers, sugarcane, pineapple, and pecans	-
Isoproturon (3)				9. (3)
Linuron	Afalon	Herbicide	Controls weeds in field maize, carrots, celery, and potatoes	-
MCPA (3)				2. (3)
Mecoprop (3)				10. (3)
Merphos	Folex	Defoliant	Acts as cotton defoliant	-
Methiocarb	Mesurol Draza	Insecticide	Controls insects on cherries, and acts as a bird repellant on cherries	-
Methomyl	Lannate Nudrin	Insecticide	Control a broad-spectrum of insects on agricultural and ornamental crops	-
Methoxychlor	Malate	Insecticide	Controls insects on fruit and shade trees	400. 20. (3)
Methyl paraoxon	E-600 Mintacol	Insecticide	Controls a variety of insects	-
Metolachlor	Dual Primext	Herbicide	Controls weeds in woody ornamentals, sunflowers and maize	10. (3)
Metribuzin	Sencor Sencorex Lexone	Herbicide	Controls grass and broadleaf weeds in soybeans, wheat, barley, peas and lentils	-
Metribuzin DA	(See Metribuzin)	(Degradate)	(See Metribuzin)	-
Metribuzin DADK	(See Metribuzin)	(Degradate)	(See Metribuzin)	-
Metribuzin DK	(See Metribuzin)	(Degradate)	(See Metribuzin)	-
Mevinphos	Phosdrin	Insecticide Acaricide	Controls mites, beetles, grasshoppers, cutworms and leafhoppers on a broad range of vegetables and fruit	-
MDK 264	Van Dyke-264	Synergist	Acts as a synergist for pyrethrin, allethrin, and rotenone	-	0.1
Mirex(2)
Molinate	Ordram	Herbicide	Controls germinating broad-leaves and watergrass in rice	6. (3)
Napropamide	Devrinol	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses and broadleaf weeds	-
Neburon	Kloben	Herbicide	Controls weeds and grasses in nursurey, ornamentals	-
4-Nitrophenol	-	Fungicide Breakdown product of parathion insecticides	Degradate of parathion pesticides, controls a variety of insects such as aphids and mosquitoes on pears	-
Norflurazon	Zorial Evital Solicam	Herbicide	Controls insects on cotton, stone fruits, nuts, and cranberries	-
Oxamyl	Vydate DPX-1410	Insecticide	Controls insects, mites, and nematodes on crops and fruit'	200.
Pentachlorophenol (PCP)	Dowicide 7	Fungicide Insecticide Defoliant Herbicide	Protects timber from fungal rot and insects	200. 9. (3)
Pebulate	Tillam	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses, nut sledge, and broadleaf weeds in sugar beets, tobacco and tomatoes
Pendimethalin (3)				20. (3)
Permethrin	Ambush Perthrine	Insecticide	Controls a broad range of insects in cotton	20. (3)
Picloram	Tordon	Herbicide	Controls broadleaf and woody plants in pastures and rangeland	500.
Prometon	Gesagram	Herbicide	Controls perennials, broadleaf weeds, and grasses in non-crop areas	-
Prometryn	Gesagard Caparol	Herbicide	Controls weeds in cotton, peas, carrots, and vegetables	-
Pronamide	Kerb	Herbicide	Controls weeds and grass in lettuce, legumes, and trees	-
Propachlor	Bexton Ramrod	Herbicide	Controls grasses and certain broadleaf weeds	-
Propanil	Rogue	Herbicide	Controls weeds in rice and 20. (3) and potatoes	20. (3)
Propazine	Gesomil Milogard Primatol P	Herbicide	Controls annual broadleaf weeds and grasses in sorghum	-
Propham	IPC Beet-Kleen	Herbicide	Controls weeds in alfalfa, lettuce, spinach, sugar beets, lentils, and peas	-
Pyridate (3)			100. (3)	100. (3)
Simazine	Princep Aquazine Gesatop Weedex	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses and 1. weeds in crops, especially 2. (3) maize, and fruit such as citrus, asparagus, and nuts	1. 2. (3)
Simetryn	Gy-bon	Herbicide	Controls broadleaf weeds in rice	-
Stirofos	Gardona Tetrachlorvinphos	Insecticide	Controls insects on maize, cotton, vines, and fruit	-
Swep	SWEP	Herbicide	Controls weeds on rice, maize, peas, and groundnuts	-
2,4,5-T (Trichloropheno-xyacetic acid)	Weedone	Herbicide	Controls woody plants in 9. (3) industrial areas	9. (3)
Tebuthiuron	Graslan Spike	Herbicide	Controls vegetative weeds in non-crop and rangeland	-
Terbacil	Sinbar	Herbicide	Controls annual and perennial weeds in sugar can, alfalfa, apples, peaches, citrus, pecans and mint	-
Terbufos	Counter	Insecticide	Controls soil insects and nematodes on maize, vegetables, and sorghum	-
Terbutryn	Igram Preban	Herbicide	Controls weeds in winter wheat and barley	-
Toxaphene (2)					5. (2)
2,4,5-TP (Trichlorophenol)	Silvex	Herbicide	Controls weeds and brush in 50. rangeland, sugar cane, and rice	50.
Triademefon	Bayleton	Fungicide	Controls mildew and rusts on vegetables, cereals, coffee, and fruit	-
Tricyclazole	Beam Bim Blascide	Fungicide	Controls fungus in seeded rice	-
Trifluralin	Treflan	Herbicide	Controls annual grasses, weeds in soy beans, cotton, and vegetables	20. (3)
Vernolate	Vernam	Herbicide	Controls broadleaf and grassy weeds	-

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