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California's Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and Air Resources Board (ARB) conduct air monitoring studies for pesticides that are candidate toxic air contaminants, as well as for pesticides that are designated as toxic air contaminants. In general, two types of monitoring are conducted: ambient monitoring in selected communities (to measure concentrations over several weeks or months) and application-site monitoring in the immediate vicinity of specific pesticide applications (to measure concentrations over several hours or days). Monitoring studies have been conducted for the following pesticides:

Electronic versions of the following reports are available to the public upon request. If you would like to request any of the listed reports, please send an email to Air.Monitoring@cdpr.ca.gov with your request. Be sure to include a valid email address where the requested reports are to be sent to.

Two types of monitoring are conducted: ambient monitoring in selected communities (to measure concentrations over several weeks or months) and application-site monitoring in the immediate vicinity of specific pesticide applications (to measure concentrations over several hours or days). Monitoring studies have been conducted for the following pesticides.
Year Report Pesticide Name(s)

2023
Monitoring of 1,3-Dichloropropene in Fresno and Merced Counties Results for 2022, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene

2021
Monitoring of 1,3-Dichloropropene in Merced and Fresno Counties Results for 2021, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene

2020
Monitoring of 1,3-Dichloropropene in Merced and Fresno Counties Results for 2020, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene

2020
Monitoring of 1,3-Dicloropropene in Merced and Fresno Counties Results for 2019, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene
2020 2019 Pesticide Air Monitoring Network Report, PDF 31+ Pesticide

2019
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Results (2011 – 2016), PDF 31+ Pesticides

2019
Toxic Air Contaminant Program Monitoring Results for Methyl Bromide and 1,3-Dichloropropene 2011-2018, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide

2019
Monitoring of 1,3-Dicloropropene in Merced and Fresno Counties Results for 2018, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene

2019
2017 Seasonal Ambient Air Monitoring for Chloropicrin in the Santa Maria Region, PDF
Appendices, PDF (Appendices available upon request)
Chloropicrin

2019
2017 Seasonal Ambient Air Monitoring for the Pesticide Active Ingredients Methyl Bromide and Chloropicrin in Siskiyou County, PDF
Appendices, PDF (Appendices available upon request)
Chloropicrin
Methyl Bromide

2019
2018 Seasonal Ambient Air Monitoring for Organophosphate Active Ingredients in Fresno and Tulare Counties, PDF
Appendices, PDF (Appendices available upon request)
Chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos OA
Diazinon
Diazinon OA
Malathion
Malathion OA
Dichlorvos
Dimethoate
Dimethoate OA
S,S,S-tributyl trithiophosphate (DEF)
Phosmet

2019
2018 Seasonal Ambient Air Monitoring for Organophosphate Active Ingredients in Imperial County, PDF
Appendices, PDF (Appendices available upon request)
Chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos OA
Diazinon
Diazinon OA
Malathion
Malathion OA
Dichlorvos
Dimethoate
Dimethoate OA
S,S,S-tributyl trithiophosphate (DEF)
Phosmet
2019 2018 Seasonal Ambient Air Monitoring for Organophosphate Pesticides In Kern County, PDF
Appendices, PDF (Appendices available upon request)
Chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos OA
Diazinon
Diazinon OA
Malathion
Malathion OA
Dichlorvos
Dimethoate
Dimethoate OA
S,S,S-tributyl trithiophosphate (DEF)
Phosmet
2019 2018 Pesticide Air Monitoring Network Report, PDF 31+ Pesticide
2018 2017 Seasonal Ambient Air Monitoring of Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC) in Kern County, PDF Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
2018 Winter/Spring 2017 Seasonal Ambient Monitoring for Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC) in Fresno County, PDF Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
2018 Methyl Bromide, 1,3-Dichloropropene, and Chloropicrin Air Monitoring Results for 2010-2017, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
Chloropicrin
2018 Monitoring of 1,3-Dichloropropene in Merced and Fresno Counties, 2016-2017 Annual Report, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene
2018 2017 Pesticide Air Monitoring Network Report, PDF 31+ Pesticides
2017 Methyl Bromide, 1,3-Dichloropropene, and Chloropicrin Air Monitoring Results for 2010-2016, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
Chloropicrin
2017 2016 Pesticide Air Monitoring Network Report, PDF 31+ Pesticides
2016 Final Report for Pesticide Air Monitoring 1,2-Dichlorphenoxyacetic Acid Dimethylamine Salt(1,4-D DMAS) Application Study Stanislaus County, November 2013, PDF 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D)
2016 Report for Pesticide Application Air Monitoring for Chlorpyrifos and Chlorpyrifos-Oxon in San Joaquin County in July 2015, PDF Chlorpyrifos
2016 2015 Pesticide Air Monitoring Network Report 31+ Pesticides
2015 Report for Pesticide Application Site Monitoring for Chlorpyrifos and Chlorpyrifos-Oxon in Imperial County in October 2014, PDF Chlorpyrifos
2015 2014 Pesticide Air Monitoring Network Report, PDF 31+ Pesticides
2014 2013 Pesticide Air Monitoring Network Report, PDF 31+ Pesticides
2013 Methyl Bromide and 1,3-Dichloropropene Air Monitoring Results, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
2013 2012 Pesticide Air Monitoring Network Report, PDF 31+ Pesticides
2012 Determination of Selected Pesticides Collected on XAD-4 Resin by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry, PDF 31+ Pesticides
2012 2011 Pesticide Air Monitoring Network Report 31+ Pesticides
2011 Determination of Chloropicrin Desorbed from XAD-4 Resin Tubes, PDF Chloropicrin
2011 Final Report on Pesticide Air Monitoring Near Application of Chlorthal-dimethyl in Monterey County April 11, 2011, PDF Dacthal (Chlorthal-dimethyl)
2011 Report on Ambient Pesticide Air Monitoring for Propyzamide in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties During July and August of 2009 Propyzamide
2011 Report on Pesticide Ambient Air Monitoring for Propyzamide Application in Monterey County August 2009, PDF Propyzamide
2010 Determination of Acrolein, Iodomethane, Carbon Disulfide, cis-1,3 Dichloropropene, trans-1,3-Dichloropropene, MIBK and Bromomethane in air samples collected in summa canisters, PDF Acrolein
Iodomethane
Carbon Disulfide
cis-1,3 Dichloropropene
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
MIBK
Bromomethane
2010 Report on Air Monitoring of an Orchard Application of Diazinon in Glenn County During January of 2010 Diazinon
2010 Report on Ambient Air Monitoring of the Application of Phosphine in Merced County December 2008, PDF Phosphine
2009 Residential Indoor-Outdoor and Ambient Air Monitoring for Pesticide Residues in Mendota, California, PDF 31+ Pesticides






2009






Pesticide Air Monitoring in Parlier, CA
1,3-Dichloropropene
Acrolein
Arsenic
Azinphos-methyl
Carbon Disulfide
Chlorothalonil
Chlorpyrifos
Copper
Cypermethrin
Diazinon
Dicofol
Dimethoate
Diuron
Endosulfan
EPTC
Formaldehyde
Malathion
Methyl Bromide
Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
Metolachlor
Molinate
DDVP
Norflurazon
Oryzalin
Oxyfluorfen
Permethrin
Phosmet
Propanil
Propargite
Simazine
SSS-tributylphosphorotrithioate (DEF)
Sulfur
Thiobencarb
Trifluralin
Xylene
2009
Ambient Air Monitoring For Diazinon and Diazoxon in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties During July and August of 2009, PDF
Diazinon
2009 Final Report on Ambient Air Monitoring for Propanil In Colusa, Butte and Glenn Counties During June and July 2008 Propanil
2009 Report on Pesticide Air Monitoring Around a field Application of Propanil in Colusa County during June 2008 Propanil
2008 Environmental Monitoring Results of Basamid®G (Dazomet) Application in Watsonville, California 2006, PDF Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
2008 Environmental Monitoring Results of Multifumigant Applications in Manteca, California 2005 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
Chloropicrin
2008 Report on Air Monitoring the Application of Dicofol in Merced County in July 2008 Difocol
2007 Report on Air Monitoring the Application of Methomyl in Fresno County in October 2007 Methomyl
2007 Report on Ambient Air Monitoring For Methomyl and Carbaryl In Fresno, Tulare and Kings Counties during July and August 2007 Carbaryl
Methomyl
2007 Report on Ambient Air Monitoring For Methyl Bromide and 1,3-Dichloropropene In Ventura County during June, July and August 2006 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
2007 Report on Pesticide Air Monitoring Alongside a Canal Application of Acrolein in Kern County During July 2007, PDF Acrolein
2007 Report on Pesticide Air Monitoring Around a Field Application of Sodium Tetrathiocarbonate in Kern County during November 2006, PDF Sodium Tetrathiocarbonate
2007 Pesticide Air Monitoring for Acrolein In Kern County June 2006, PDF Acrolein
2006 Development of Methyl Isothiocyanate Buffer Zones Using the Probabilistic Exposure and Risk Model for Fumigants Version 2 (Perfum2), PDF Methyl Isothiocyanate
2006 Report on Ambient Air Monitoring For Methyl Bromide and 1,3-Dichloropropene In Ventura County during August and September 2005 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide 
2006 Report on Pesticide Air Monitoring Around a Field Application of Chloropicrin In Santa Barbara County October 2005, PDF Chloropicrin
2005 Flux Estimation Calculated from a Sprinkler Application of Methyl Isothiocyanate, PDF Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
2005 Monitoring a 1,3-Dichloropropene/Metam Sodium Application in Del Norte County, PDF 1.3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
2005 Monitoring an untarped Bedded Drip Application of Metam Sodium in Merced County - Spring 2004 Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
2005 Report for The Air Monitoring Around a Structural Application of Sulfuryl Fluoride in Grass Valley, Summer 2004 Sulfuryl Fluoride
2005 Report for The Air Monitoring Around a Structural Application of Sulfuryl Fluoride in Loomis, Summer 2004 Sulfuryl Fluoride
2005 Results of Acrolein Application Monitoring in 2005, PDF Acrolein
2004 Final Report for the 2001 Ambient Air Monitoring for Chloropicrin and Metam Sodium Breakdown Products in Kern County Chloropicrin
Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
2004 Final Report for the 2001 Ambient Air Monitoring for Chloropicrin and Metam Sodium Breakdown Products in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties Chloropicrin
Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
2004 Final Report for the 2002 Application Air Monitoring for Chlorothalonil and Methamidophos in San Joaquin County Chlorothalonil
Methamidophos
2004 Final Report for the 2002 Application Air Monitoring for Metam Sodium Breakdown Products in Ventura County Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)




2003




Ambient Air Monitoring for Pesticides in Lompoc, California
Chloropicrin
Chlorothalonil
Chlorpyrifos
Chlorthal-dimethyl
Cycloate
Diazinon
Dicloran
Dicofol
Dimethoate
EPTC
Ethalfluralin
Fonofos
Iprodione
Malathion
Mefenoxam
Methyl Bromide
MITC
Metolachlor
Naled
Oxydemeton methyl
PCNB
Permethrin
Propyzamide
Simazine
Trifluralin
Vinclozolin
2003 Ambient Air Monitoring for Acephate and Methamidophos in Fresno County - Summer 2002, PDF Acephate
Methamidophos
2003 Final Report for the 2002 Ambient Air Monitoring for Acephate and Methamidophos in Fresno County Acephate
Methamidophos
2003 Final Report for the 2003 Application Air Monitoring for Chloropicrin in Santa Cruz County Chloropicrin
2003 Preliminary Methyl Parathion Air Concentrations Measured Adjacent to Two Walnut Orchard Applications, PDF Methyl Parathion
2003 Report for Air Monitoring Around a Structural Application of Sulfuryl Fluoride, Fall 2002 Sulfuryl Fluoride
2003 Alliance of the Methyl Bromide Industry Methyl Bromide Air Monitoring: Ventura, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties July-October, 2002, PDF Methyl Bromide
2002 Ambient Air Monitoring for Methyl Bromide and 1,3-Dichloropropene in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, Fall 2001, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
2002 Final Report for the 2001 Methyl Bromide and 1,3- Dichloropropene Air Monitoring in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
2002 Final Report for the 2002 Ambient Air Monitoring for Chlorothalonil in Fresno County Chlorothalonil
2002 Report of 2001 Monitoring in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties Methyl Bromide
2002 Final Report for the 2001 Methyl Bromide and 1,3-Dichloropropene Air Monitoring in Kern County - Summer 2001, PDF 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
2001 Final Report for the 1999 Propargite and Bifenthrin Air Monitoring Bifenthrin
Propargite
2001 Report for Air Monitoring Around a Bed Fumigation Application of Chloropicrin, Fall 2001 Chloropicrin
2001 Report for the 1999 Cycloate Application and Ambient Air Monitoring Cycloate
2000 Ambient Air Monitoring for Methyl Bromide and 1,3-Dichloropropene in Kern County - Summer 2000 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
2000 Ambient Air Monitoring for Methyl Bromide and 1,3-Dichloropropene in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties - Fall 2000 1,3-Dichloropropene
Methyl Bromide
2000 Final Report for the 2000 Benomyl Air Monitoring Benomyl
2000 Report for the Application (Fresno County) and Ambient (Fresno/Kings Counties) Air Monitoring for Amitraz Amitraz
2000 Report for the Application and Ambient Air Monitoring for Atrazine Atrazine
1999 Report for the Application (Tulare County) and Ambient (Fresno County) Air Monitoring of Simazine Simazine
1999 Report for the Application and Ambient Air Monitoring of Linuron in Kern County Linuron
1999 Report for the Application and Ambient Air Monitoring of Malathion in Imperial County Malathion
1998 Air Monitoring Results of Metalaxyl and Methomyl Applied to a Potato Field in San Diego County, 1996, PDF Metalaxyl
Methomyl
1998 Report for the Air Monitoring of Endosulfan In Fresno County (Ambient) and in San Joaquin County (Application) Endosulfan
1998 Report for the Air Monitoring of EPTC In Merced County (Application) and in Imperial County (Ambient) EPTC
1998 Report for the Application (Butte County) and Ambient (Monterey County) Air Monitoring of Permethrin Permethrin
1998 Report for the Application (Del Norte County) and Ambient (Fresno County) Air Monitoring of Phorate Phorate
1998 Report for the Application (Kings County) and Ambient (Fresno County) Air Monitoring of Diazinon During Winter, 1998 Diazinon
1998 Report for the Application and Ambient Air Monitoring of Aldicarb Aldicarb
1998 Report for the Application and Ambient Air Monitoring of Ethoprop in Siskiyou County Ethoprop
1998 Report for the Application and Ambient Air Monitoring of Fenamiphos in Fresno County Fenamiphos
1997 Ambient Air Monitoring for MIC and MITC After Soil Injection Application of Metam Sodium in Kern County During August 1995 Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
1997 Environmental Monitoring Results of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Eradication Program, Ventura County, 1994-1995 Malathion
1997 Report for 1996 Ambient Monitoring of Telone in Kern County 1,3-Dichloropropene
1997 Report for Ambient Air Monitoring of Diazinon in Fresno County During Winter, 1997 Diazinon
1996 Ambient Air Monitoring After an Application of Oxydemeton-Methyl in Monterey County During September 1995 Oxydemeton-Methyl
1996 Ambient Air Monitoring for Oxydemeton-Methyl in Monterey County During August and September 1995 Oxydemeton-Methyl
1996 Report for the Application and Ambient Air monitoring of Chlorpyrifos (and the oxon analogue) in Tulare County During Spring/Summer, 1996 Chlorpyrifos
1995 Ambient Air Monitoring After an Application of Bromoxynil In Imperial County During January 1995 Bromoxynil
1995 Ambient Air Monitoring After an Application of Naled in Tulare County During June 1995 Naled
1995 Ambient Air Monitoring in Kern County for Telone (1,3-Dichloropropene) During DowElanco's Commercial Reintroduction, May- December, 1995 1,3-Dichloropropene
1995 Ambient Air Monitoring in Merced County for Telone (1-3-Dichloroproprene) During DowElanco's Commercial Reintroduction, March-April, 1995 1,3-Dichloropropene
1995 Report on Ambient Air Monitoring for Carbofuran in Imperial County During February and March 1995 Carbofuran
1994 Air monitoring for methyl isothiocyanate during a sprinkler application of metam-sodium Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
1994 Airborne Concentrations of Methidathion and Methidaoxon in Central Tulare County from Sampling Conducted in June and July 1991 Methidathion
1994 Ambient Air Monitoring for Captan in Tulare County During Spring 1993, After an Application to a Vineyard Captan
1994 Ambient Air Monitoring for MITC in Kern County During Summer 1993 Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
1994 Ambient Air Monitoring for MITC in Kern County During Summer 1993 After a Ground Injection Application of Metam Sodium to a Field Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
1994 Ambient Air Monitoring in Contra Costa County During March 1993 After an Application of Metam Sodium to a Field Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC)
1994 Report of Ambient Air Monitoring for Mancozeb in Kern County During Spring 1993, After Application to a Potato Field Mancozeb
1994 Report on Air Concentrations near an Application of Azinphos-Methyl in Glenn County During July 1994 Azinphos-Methyl
1994 Report on Ambient Concentrations near an Application of Carbofuran in Imperial County Carbofuran
1993 Aerial Movement and Deposition of Diazinon, Chlorpyrifos, and Ethyl Parathion Diazinon
Chlorpyrifos
Ethyl Parathion
1993 Ambient Air Monitoring in Monterey County for Telone II during DowElanco's Commercial Use Project, September and October, 1993 1,3-Dichloropropene
1993 Molinate Ambient Air Monitoring in Colusa County, May 1992 Molinate
1993 Report of Ambient Air Monitoring for Mancozeb in Kern County During Spring 1993 Mancozeb
1991 1,3-Dichloropropene Ambient Air Monitoring Data in Merced County, 1990 1,3-Dichloropropene
1991 Environmental Monitoring of Malathion Aerial Applications Used to Eradicate Mediterranean Fruit Flies in Southern California, 1990 Malathion
1991 Environmental Monitoring Results of the Mexican Fruit Fly Eradication Program, San Diego County, Spring 1990 Malathion
1991 Volatilization Rate and Downwind Contamination from Application of Dacthal Herbicide to an Onion Field Dacthal (Chlorthal-dimethyl)
1990 Benomyl Monitoring in Kern County Benomyl
1989 Methyl Parathion Application Air Monitoring in Sutter County, May 1989 Methyl Parathion
1988 Pilot Analysis of DEF in Air DEF (S,S,S-tributyl phosphorotrithioate)
1987 ARB Monitoring of Ethyl Parathion Ethyl Parathion
1987 Measurement and Computer Model Simulation of the Volatilization Flux of Molinate and Methyl Parathion From a Flooded Rice Field Molinate
Methyl Parathion
1987 Methyl Parathion Ambient Air Monitoring in Colusa and Sutter Counties, May 1987, PDF (1.9 mb) Corrected Tables Methyl Parathion
1987 Report on Ambient Concentrations near Applications of Azinphos-Methyl in Kern County During the Summer of 1987 Azinphos-Methyl
1986 Off-target Drift of MCPA: "Real- Time" Air Sampling MCPA
1985 Monterey County residential air monitoring Carbofuran
Chlorpyrifos
Dacthal
Diazinon
Endosulfan
Ethyl Parathion
Methomyl
Methyl Parathion
Mevinphos
1983 Determination of Airborn Residues From Four Harvest Aid Chemicals (DEF, Folex, Cacodylates, and Paraquat) at Treated San Joaquin Valley Cotton Field Sites, as a Measure of Potential Human Exposure Cacodylates
DEF (S,S,S-tributyl phosphorotrithioate)
Folex
Paraquat
1983 Monitoring of the 1982 Chlordimeform Application in the Imperial Valley Chlordimeform
1982 Helicopter spray trial with sevin XLR (carbaryl), Tulare County Carbaryl
1982 Helicopter spray trials with carbaryl (XLR) Carbaryl
1980 Drift Studies From the Aerial Application of DEF and Folex in Fresno and Merced Counties, California 1979 DEF (S,S,S-tributyl phosphorotrithioate)
Folex
1980 Monitoring for the presence of 2,4-D in the air: A cooperative California study 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D)
1980 Monitoring the air for the presence of 2,4-D in Kern County, Kings County, and San Luis Obispo County, a cooperative California study 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D)