Chemical group | Number of active ingredients that contributed to the chemical group* | Active ingredients selected for individual assessment |
---|---|---|
Insecticides | ||
Carbamate insecticides | 19 | Aldicarb, carbaryl, carbofuran, pirimicarb |
Organochlorine insecticides | 15 | DDT, lindane |
Organophosphate insecticides | 76 | Chlorpyrifos, dichlorvos, malathion, parathion, terbufos |
Pyrethroid insecticides | 31 | Deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, permethrin |
Herbicides | ||
(Phenyl) urea herbicides† | 16 | Isoproturon, linuron |
Chloroacetanilide herbicides | 6 | Alachlor, metolachlor |
Dinitroaniline herbicides | 8 | Trifluraline |
Thiocarbamate herbicides | 9 | Butylate, EPTC |
Phenoxy herbicides‡ | 9 | 2,4-D, MCPA, mecoprop |
Triazine herbicides | 12 | Atrazine, simazine |
Triazinone herbicides | 2 | Metribuzin |
Individual active ingredients | 2 | Dicamba, glyphosate |
Fungicides | ||
Dithiocarbamate fungicides | 12 | Mancozeb, thiram |
Phthalimide fungicides | 3 | Captafol, captan |
Other | ||
Arsenicals | 10 | Only the chemical group is considered; no individual active ingredients from this group were selected |
*This refers to the number of active ingredients considered within each chemical group, as these were used or potentially used (registered and sold in the country) by participants in one or more of the cohorts.
†Restricted to the phenylurea herbicides (Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) 7).19
‡Excluding the WSSA 1 and WSSA 25 phenoxy herbicides.19 DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; EPTC, S-ethyl-dipropylcarbamothioate; MCPA, 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid; 2,4-D, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.