Table 4-2: Quantities of the Top Twenty Pesticides Sold or Used in British Columbia, 1995 (Excluding Domestic Pesticides*)
| AI CODE |
ACTIVE INGREDIENT |
QUANTITY (kg) |
% of TOTAL |
| CRT |
Creosote |
5,869,461 |
67.7% |
| |
Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) |
912,392 |
10.5% |
| QAK |
Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride (DDAC) |
455,954 |
5.3% |
| MOI |
Insecticidal Mineral Oil |
206,440 |
2.4% |
| |
Borax, all forms |
187,823 |
2.2% |
| GPS |
Glyphosate |
124,698 |
1.4% |
| PCP |
Pentachlorophenol |
122,966 |
1.4% |
| SCB |
Sodium Carbonate |
94,225 |
1.1% |
| MCZ |
Mancozeb |
41,907 |
8.5% |
| IPB |
IPBC |
35,248 |
0.4% |
| CAP |
Captan |
29,160 |
0.3% |
| SMT |
Sodium Metaborate Tetrahydrate |
29,020 |
0.3% |
| SUL |
Sulphur |
26,363 |
0.3% |
| MOH |
Herbicidal Mineral Oil |
25,215 |
0.3% |
| DIA |
Diazinon |
22,552 |
0.3% |
| GOO |
Azinphos-methyl |
21,804 |
0.3% |
| MTR |
Metiram |
20,874 |
0.2% |
| SUS |
Lime Sulphur |
20,565 |
0.2% |
| MTM |
Metam |
20,422 |
0.2% |
| CUY |
Copper Oxychloride |
16,316 |
0.2% |
| |
Percentage of Total |
|
95.5% |
*Domestic-label pesticides sold by veterinarians are included
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