Table 9

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The reported pounds of pesticides used that are organophosphorus or carbamate cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides. Use includes both agricultural and reportable nonagricultural applications Text files of data are available. Number of Applications and Acres values are for production agricultural pesticide use only.

CHEMICAL LBS 2008 LBS 2009 LBS 2010 LBS 2011 LBS 2012 LBS 2013 LBS 2014 LBS 2015 LBS 2016 LBS 2017
ACEPHATE 152303 112562 134993 152518 130307 185130 144640 170762 159341 190987
ALDICARB 75767 31579 64626 24167 1489 1487 126 None None None
AZINPHOS-METHYL 16269 13045 1619 1582 1232 32 None 1 None 1
BENDIOCARB 2 0.229 0.732 3 3 2 4 1 4 3
BENSULIDE 244526 247735 271835 288429 267034 285471 319400 346137 293204 282285
BUTYLATE 27 None 299 None None 88 53 None 10 None
CARBARYL 126678 135264 113066 74772 113864 117252 131744 155525 221095 107433
CARBOFURAN 16389 10117 4 1 None None None None None None
CARBOPHENOTHION None 4 51 4 1204 None None None None 0.03
CHLORPYRIFOS 1368568 1246560 1288100 1299315 1103961 1469298 1312361 1107417 903067 945639
COUMAPHOS None None 0.052 3 3 14 None 0.629 None 0.003
CROTOXYPHOS None None None None None None None None 0.02 None
CYCLOATE 21242 25284 27292 31037 33562 30619 36566 39655 45150 49844
DDVP 6862 4169 4176 5287 4732 4627 4034 4082 3868 3453
DDVP, OTHER RELATED 449 217 194 259 270 278 162 165 123 114
DEMETON None 2 None None None None None None None None
DIAZINON 258544 142061 126804 86636 78479 61224 61126 52665 48991 72466
DICROTOPHOS None None None None None None 5 0.294 None None
DIMETHOATE 292119 251726 210128 226155 183006 270167 334563 288376 243733 222862
DIOXATHION None 0.112 2 None None 9 None None None 0.035
DIOXATHION, OTHER RELATED None 0.048 0.676 None None 4 None None None 0.015
DISULFOTON 8028 10233 9085 4351 5479 1924 2219 415 10 12
EPN None None 528 13 8 20 425 0.528 2 0.45
EPTC 129470 128993 118509 125570 168665 187349 235271 237983 255431 259643
ETHEPHON 296421 207788 373581 547745 484338 397059 348653 319327 399149 482915
ETHION 2 28 72 0.244 44 None 0.025 0.777 None 0.3
ETHOPROP 26897 20793 5495 7475 2077 2502 3076 1820 2023 2134
FENAMIPHOS 17482 11493 8978 2964 5254 2244 865 97 143 106
FENTHION 4 9 4 0.003 None None 0.047 None 0.008 None
FONOFOS 0.826 None 0.056 None None None None None None None
FORMETANATE HYDROCHLORIDE 44704 32670 30313 20952 20446 26912 28333 31172 42037 36709
MALATHION 484322 531966 560117 511954 405039 446890 502997 443128 355024 331585
MERPHOS None None 4 None None None None None None None
MERPHOS, OTHER RELATED None None 0.106 None None None None None None None
METHAMIDOPHOS 24224 17934 9664 6037 0.049 55 None None None 0.867
METHIDATHION 47203 47319 51190 29545 23396 6375 3614 245 146 11
METHIOCARB 2068 3093 3506 2708 3782 3679 3722 3371 2801 2798
METHOMYL 251382 221248 231690 219993 273300 260598 278741 282501 260616 233536
METHYL PARATHION 34110 25770 21512 22819 25408 21520 481 182 24 5
METHYL PARATHION, OTHER RELATED 1792 1355 1132 1187 1334 1131 0.049 5 0.169 None
MEVINPHOS 4 9 24 118 3 0.023 8 9 4 None
MEVINPHOS, OTHER RELATED 3 6 16 79 2 None 5 6 3 None
MEXACARBATE None None None None None 0.961 None None None None
MOLINATE 19653 12516 24 0.213 3 0.317 0.004 0.109 5 None
NALED 172632 162530 174280 199160 152971 218690 225285 288473 316894 282400
OXAMYL 100000 48994 118048 136967 52981 72993 65805 17236 2466 38302
OXYDEMETON-METHYL 111612 68576 71290 26017 17562 10656 8407 6610 3764 1533
PARATHION 33 118 248 196 25 0.217 1 836 41 3
PARATHION, OTHER RELATED 0.563 0.732 9 0.158 0.056 None None 1 0.002 None
PEBULATE 68 None None None None None None None None None
PHORATE 32408 17686 14775 46152 61545 30909 32683 19519 20378 29897
PHOSACETIN None None None None None 0.004 0.006 0 None 0.001
PHOSMET 341422 132647 115008 95781 53587 60903 44344 19278 28922 16467
PHOSPHAMIDON None None 24 None None None None None 6 None
PHOSPHAMIDON, OTHER RELATED None None 1 None None None None None 0.289 None
PIRIMICARB 5 2 1 0.813 None None None None None None
POTASSIUM DIMETHYL DITHIO CARBAMATE None 0.021 None None None None None None None None
PROFENOFOS 216 None 1552 None 58 None None None None None
PROPETAMPHOS 116 352 213 139 171 127 3047 5 2 0.34
PROPOXUR 188 202 298 808 359 373 251 100 49 43
RONNEL 0 None None 0.796 None 0.922 1 112 16 12
S,S,S-TRIBUTYL PHOSPHOROTRITHIOATE 16335 8161 18427 30328 21820 19077 11683 6472 6882 8151
SODIUM DIMETHYL DITHIO CARBAMATE 9800 8963 11053 13358 13485 22187 16535 9357 18414 18854
SULFOTEP 4 2 None 0.788 None None None None None None
TEMEPHOS 684 83 99 34 17 8 10 5 3 4
TEPP None None 1 None None None None None None None
TEPP, OTHER RELATED None None 2 None None None None None None None
TETRACHLORVINPHOS 1012 1306 1086 870 628 2660 629 173 66 55
THIOBENCARB 263499 320643 258402 246927 280678 289946 373930 523582 698888 603226
THIODICARB 410 511 152 472 145 156 None None None 0.875
TRIALLATE None None 879 2671 3752 4530 5886 4830 5217 1568
TRICHLORFON 961 25 34 40 29 25 11 0.484 0.142 0.003