1998/1999 Market Estimates: Usage (Table 3.4)

Table 3.4

U.S. Pounds of Conventional Pesticide Active Ingredient

By Pesticide Type and Market Sector, 1998 and 1999 Estimates


Year	Herbicides/ Plant Growth Regulators		Insecticides/ Miticides		Fungicides		Nematicide/ Fumigant		Other Conventional (1)		Total
Sector	Mil lbs of a.i.	%	Mil lbs of a.i.	%	Mil lbs of a.i.	%	Mil lbs of a.i.	%	Mil lbs of a.i.	%	Mil lbs of a.i.	%
1998
Agriculture	465	84%	69	67%	54	63%	111	82%	25	78%	724	79%
Ind/Comm/ Gov	41	7%	21	20%	24	28%	24	18%	6	19%	116	13%
Home & Garden	49	9%	13	13%	8	9%	1	1%	1	3%	72	8%
Total	555	100%	103	100%	86	100%	136	100%	32	100%	912	100%
1999
Agriculture	428	80%	93	74%	45	57%	115	82%	25	76%	706	77%
Ind/Comm/ Gov	52	10%	19	15%	24	30%	24	17%	7	21%	126	14%
Home & Garden	54	10%	14	11%	10	13%	1	1%	1	3%	80	9%
Total	534	100%	126	100%	79	100%	140	100%	33	100%	912	100%

Note: Totals may not add due to rounding. Table does not cover industrial wood preservatives, specialty biocides, chlorine/hypochlorites, and other chemicals used as pesticides, e.g., sulfur and petroleum.
Source: EPA estimates based on ACPA annual surveys (http://www.usda.gov/nass

), and EPA proprietary data.
See Tables 5.5 to Tables 5.8 for 1980-1999 estimates.
(1) "Other Conventional" pesticides include rodenticides, mulluscicides, aquatic and fish/bird pesticides, and other miscellaneous conventional pesticides.

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