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USE TRENDS OF OIL PESTICIDES

Table 9B. The reported cumulative acres treated in California with oil pesticides. (See qualifying comments on U.S. EPA B2 carcinogen and Proposition 65 listing with Table 8A.) Uses include primarily agricultural applications. Data are from the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Pesticide Use Reports.

AI 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
COAL TAR HYDROCARBONS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HYDROTREATED PARAFFINIC SOLVENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 306,243 327,022 251,537
ISOPARAFFINIC HYDROCARBONS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,490 56,120 67,795 55,920
KEROSENE 333,112 289,469 240,080 223,822 179,961 227,734 138,896 29,561 21,672 11,992 4,493
MINERAL OIL 144,413 190,550 191,954 615,564 163,976 157,520 169,885 199,089 286,423 407,021 476,083
NAPHTHA, HEAVY AROMATIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0
PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE RESIN 3 191 50 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES 440,375 369,500 299,592 265,736 223,509 274,543 213,784 210,437 236,822 244,673 171,081
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, ALIPHATIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,104 44,494 26,131 25,904 22,723
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, AROMATIC 53,211 12,324 19,003 2,153 7,088 6,238 1,900 3,935 1,804 569 385
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, REFINED 3,976 5,145 6,146 6,162 12,495 42,145 48,446 35,407 39,838 79,589 116,253
PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS 248,347 193,257 200,989 276,950 237,043 258,740 289,094 273,322 2,869 108 430
PETROLEUM NAPHTHENIC OILS 0 73 0 50 37 0 5,119 13,241 11,314 2,484 358
PETROLEUM OIL, PARAFFIN BASED 680,590 464,508 443,059 0 470,204 461,939 445,342 416,483 488,928 555,670 604,835
PETROLEUM OIL, UNCLASSIFIED 703,859 663,575 811,902 753,904 775,828 817,752 631,471 703,820 667,064 653,593 715,500
PETROLEUM SULFONATES <1 <1 <1 0 <1 10 0 0 0 0 0
Grand Total 2,607,885 2,188,593 2,212,775 2,144,355 2,070,142 2,246,621 1,949,051 1,934,279 2,145,227 2,376,420 2,419,609

 

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