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A newsletter about IPM training in Asia

November 2001  -  Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

 
 See previous page for explanation of these tables

 

Table 1  Pesticide Classification by hazard group

WHO Hazard Levels

# / % of farmers using

Trade (common name)

Ia (extremely hazardous)

25/100%

Folidol  (methyl parathion)

Ib (highly hazardous)

15/60%

Monitor (methamidophos)

II (moderately hazardous)

25/100%

 

*         Only one

1/4%

Thiodan (endosulfan)

*         Two

15/60%

Furadan (carbofuran)

*         Thee

5/20%

Gramoxone (paraquat)

*         All four

4/20%

Decis (deltamethrin)

III (slightly hazardous)

3/12%

Malate (malathion)

IV (unlikely if used safely)

5/20%

Delfin (BT)

 

Table 2   Pesticide Classification by Chemical Family

Chemical family

# / % of farmers

Trade (common name)

Organophosphates (Op)

25/100%

 

*         Only one

5/20%

Folidol  (methyl parathion)

*         Two

15/60%

Monitor (methamidophos)

*         All three

5/20%

Malate (malathion)

Carbamates (C )

12/48%

Furadan (carbofuran)

Organochlorines (Oc)

15/60%

Thiodan (endosulfan)

Pyrethroids (Py)

25/100%

Decis (deltamethrin)

 

Table 3. Amount Of Pesticide Solution Sprayed By Farmers

Average Farmer

1.crop
2.crop

a.

Tank size lt.

b.

 tanks /session

c.

sessions

d.

# weeks per season

e.

session/season
(c*d)

f.

seasons per year

Days per year exposed

(e*f)

Liters exposure per year

a*b*e*f

Last year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rice

15

10

 

 

4

2

8

1200

beans

15

5

3

12

36

4

134

10800

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

142

12000

With IPM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rice

15

10

 

 

0

2

0

0

beans

15

5

 

 

3

2

6

450

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

450

 

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