Trends in Use in Oil Pesticides
Table 8A. The reported pounds of oil pesticides. As a broad group, oil pesticides and other petroleum distillates are on U.S. EPA's list of B2 carcinogens or the State's Proposition 65 list of chemicals "known to cause cancer." However, these classifications do not distinguish among oil pesticides that may not qualify as carcinogenic due to their degree of refinement. Many such oil pesticides also serve as alternatives to high-toxicity chemicals. For this reason, oil pesticide data was classified separately in this report. Use includes both agricultural and reportable non-agricultural applications. Data are from the Department of Pesticide Regulation's Pesticide Use Reports with probable errors removed.
| Active Ingredient |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| MINERAL OIL |
1,441,497 |
2,607,034 |
3,156,693 |
3,884,948 |
3,785,414 |
5,110,235 |
5,810,235 |
5,286,094 |
| PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE RESIN |
2,342 |
2,126 |
1,117 |
551 |
4 |
94 |
15 |
6 |
| PETROLEUM DISTILLATES |
2,571,237 |
2,763,671 |
3,200,539 |
2,279,777 |
2,459,518 |
1,711,402 |
1,798,960 |
1,612,875 |
| PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, AROMATIC |
142,595 |
103,146 |
81,291 |
64,529 |
31,535 |
14,631 |
13,961 |
35,085 |
| PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, REFINED |
91 |
10,842 |
21,107 |
63,524 |
45,967 |
38,396 |
45,094 |
60,337 |
| PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS |
281,060 |
235,217 |
835,276 |
370,908 |
662,568 |
862,761 |
788,309 |
514,308 |
| PETROLEUM NAPHTHENIC OILS |
165 |
101 |
28 |
320 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
9 |
| PETROLEUM OIL, UNCLASSIFIED |
17,732,970 |
18,632,896 |
21,757,068 |
19,674,078 |
18,688,068 |
20,063,969 |
24,633,269 |
21,723,758 |
| PETROLEUM SULFONATES |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
4 |
1 |
<1 |
| Total |
22,171,959 |
24,355,035 |
29,053,120 |
26,338,637 |
25,673,073 |
27,801,503 |
33,089,845 |
29,232,472 |
Table 8B. The reported cumulative acres treated in California from 1991 to 1998 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 with probable errors
removed.
| Active Ingredient |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| MINERAL OIL |
777,118 |
873,871 |
841,244 |
795,403 |
825,003 |
655,058 |
635,013 |
615,564 |
| PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE RESIN |
1,579 |
482 |
2,089 |
1,321 |
3 |
191 |
50 |
13 |
| PETROLEUM DISTILLATES |
194,740 |
303,898 |
304,055 |
340,671 |
440,375 |
378,714 |
308,206 |
279,400 |
| PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, AROMATIC |
85,482 |
70,888 |
73,663 |
66,424 |
53,211 |
12,324 |
19,003 |
2,153 |
| PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, REFINED |
8 |
540 |
1,809 |
4,173 |
3,976 |
5,145 |
6,146 |
6,162 |
| PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS |
446,726 |
403,588 |
525,361 |
429,456 |
724,415 |
759,453 |
714,126 |
640,560 |
| PETROLEUM NAPHTHENIC OILS |
369 |
509 |
12 |
540 |
0 |
73 |
0 |
50 |
| PETROLEUM OIL, UNCLASSIFIED |
601,456 |
597,185 |
631,281 |
603,690 |
703,859 |
663,575 |
811,902 |
753,904 |
| PETROLEUM SULFONATES |
1 |
<1 |
0 |
0 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
0 |
| Total |
2,103,426 |
2,250,273 |
2,379,256 |
2,241,119 |
2,750,682 |
2,474,361 |
2,494,361 |
2,297,756 |
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