Use in the US and Globally How many pounds of pesticide are use each year in the US?In the world? How many dollars is this? A Small Dose of Toxicology A Small Dose of Pesticide-2/29/04
A Small Dose of Toxicology A Small Dose of Pesticide – 2/29/04 Use in the US and Globally How many pounds of pesticide are use each year in the US? In the world? How many dollars is this?
US Total -1997 Billions of Type Pounds Percent Conventional Pesticides 0.97 21 Other pesticides chemicals 0.26 6 Subtotal (Agriculture Based) 1.23 27 Wood preservatives 0.66 14 Specialty biocides 0.27 6 Chlorine/hypochlorites 2.46 53 Grand Total 4.63 100 Chlorine/hypochlorites:water disinfectants Source:EPA OPP,1997 A Small Dose of Toxicology A Small Dose of Pesticide-2/29/04
A Small Dose of Toxicology A Small Dose of Pesticide – 2/29/04 US Total - 1997 Type Billions of Pounds Percent Conventional Pesticides 0.97 21 Other pesticides chemicals 0.26 6 Subtotal (Agriculture Based) 1.23 27 Wood preservatives 0.66 14 Specialty biocides 0.27 6 Chlorine/hypochlorites 2.46 53 Grand Total 4.63 100 Source: EPA OPP, 1997 Chlorine/hypochlorites: water disinfectants
US World Use-1997 Agriculture Based Pesticides Volume of Active Ingredient(Billions of Pounds) U.S.Market World Market Pesticide Class (B Ib.) (%) (Bb.) (%) Herbicides 0.57 46% 2.25 40% Insecticides 0.13 10% 1.47 26% Fungicides 0.08 7% 0.54 9% Other1 0.45 37% 1.42 25% Total 1.23 100% 5.68 100% Other-Dose not cover industrial wood preservatives,specialty biocides and chlorine/hypochlorites Source:EPA OPP,1997 A Small Dose of Toxicology A Small Dose of Pesticide-2/29/04
A Small Dose of Toxicology A Small Dose of Pesticide – 2/29/04 US & World Use - 1997 Source: EPA OPP, 1997 Volume of Active Ingredient (Billions of Pounds) Pesticide Class (B lb.) (%) (B lb.) (%) Herbicides 0.57 46% 2.25 40% Insecticides 0.13 10% 1.47 26% Fungicides 0.08 7% 0.54 9% Other1 0.45 37% 1.42 25% Total 1.23 100% 5.68 100% U.S. Market World Market 1Other - Dose not cover industrial wood preservatives, specialty biocides and chlorine/hypochlorites Agriculture Based Pesticides
US World Use-1997 Agriculture Based Pesticides User Expenditures(Billions of Dollars) U.S.Market World Market Pesticide Class ($B) (%) ($B) (%) Herbicides $6.85 58% $16.89 46% Insecticides $3.55 30% $11.59 31% Fungicides $0.80 7% $6.04 16% Other1 $0.70 6% $2.53 7% Total $11.90 100% $37.05 100% Other-Dose not cover industrial wood preservatives,specialty biocides and chlorine/hypochlorites Source:EPA OPP,1997 A Small Dose of Toxicology A Small Dose of Pesticide-2/29/04
A Small Dose of Toxicology A Small Dose of Pesticide – 2/29/04 US & World Use - 1997 Agriculture Based Pesticides User Expenditures (Billions of Dollars) Pesticide Class ($ B) (%) ($ B) (%) Herbicides $6.85 58% $16.89 46% Insecticides $3.55 30% $11.59 31% Fungicides $0.80 7% $6.04 16% Other1 $0.70 6% $2.53 7% Total $11.90 100% $37.05 100% U.S. Market World Market 1Other - Dose not cover industrial wood preservatives, specialty biocides and chlorine/hypochlorites Source: EPA OPP, 1997