1996-1997 Pesticide Market Estimates: Tables and Charts (Page 5)
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| Table 11a |
| Number of Active Ingredients Registered for First Time as Pesticides Under FIFRA |
| By Type, 1967-1997 |
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Type |
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| Year | Insect. | Herb. | Fung. | Bacter./ Slim. | Nemat. | Rodent. | Other | Total Uses Registered | Total Chemicals Registered | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
16 |
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| 1968 | 6 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
18 |
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| 1969 | 7 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
14 |
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| 1970 | 1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
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| 1971 | 0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
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| 1972 | 4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
17 |
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| 1973 | 5 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
13 |
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| 1974 | 6 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
22 |
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| 1975 | 8 |
11 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
36 |
35 |
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| 1976 | 2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
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| 1977 | 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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| 1978 | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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| 1979 | 8 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
17 |
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| 1980 | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
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| 1981 | 4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
16 |
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| 1982 | 5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
17 |
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| 1983 | 5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
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| 1984 | 6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
13 |
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| 1985 | 8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
10 |
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| 1986 | 2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
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| 1987 | 3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
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| 1988 | 2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
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| 1989 | 5 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
15 |
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| 1990 | 1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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| 1991 | 4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
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| 1992 | 3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
11 |
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| 1993 | 4 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
21 |
20 |
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| 1994 | 14 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
30 |
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| 1995 | 15 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
31 |
31 |
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| 1996 | 16 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
28 |
24 |
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| 1997 | 11 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
28 |
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| Note:Total number of uses exceeds
number of chemicals when a chemical has more than one use type. Data
for 1996 and 1997 are fiscal year basis, ending Sept. 30. Source:PA registration files and OPP Annual Reports for 1996 and 1997. |
| Figure 11 |
| New Active Ingredient Pesticide Registrations |
| First-time Registrations, 1967-1997 |
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| Table 11b |
| Number of Active Ingredients Registered for First Time as Pesticides Under FIFRA |
| By Classification Safer (Reduced-Risk) or Other Pesticides, 1990-1997 |
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| Year | Safer (Reduced-Risk) | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
1990 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
1991 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
1992 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
1993 |
5 |
15 |
20 |
1994 |
16 |
14 |
30 |
1995 |
19 |
12 |
31 |
1996 |
15 |
9 |
24 |
1997 |
19 |
9 |
28 |
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| Source: EPA 5700-33H form that states submit to EPA Regions each year. |
| Table 12 |
| Number of Certified Applicators in the U.S. October 30, 1997 |
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| EPA Region (1) | Private (2) | Commercial (3) |
|---|---|---|
1 |
6,471 |
9,454 |
2 |
27,246 |
33,989 |
3 |
63,025 |
36,306 |
4 |
222,326 |
76,518 |
5 |
126,251 |
65,719 |
6 |
183,549 |
30,449 |
7 |
123,524 |
31,572 |
8 |
67,330 |
17,360 |
9 |
25,966 |
50,623 |
10 |
28,565 |
22,898 |
U.S.
Total (4) |
874,253 |
374,888 |
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| Source: EPA 5700-33H form that states
submit to EPA Regions each year. (1) See Figure 12b for map of EPA Regions. (2) The term "private applicators" refers primarily to individual farmers. (3) Commercial refers to professional pesticide applicators. (4) The U.S. totals do not add because some applicators are certified in more than one Region. |
| Figure 12a |
| Certified Pesticide Applicators, 1997 |
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| Figure 12b |
| U.S. EPA Region Map |
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