About 40 different "slightly hazardous" agricultural pesticides — that accounted for a total of 490 million pounds — were used in the U.S. in 2017. Among them, glyphosate, an herbicide and crop desiccant used to control weeds, alone represents nearly 60 percent of total use.
Pesticide | GLYPHOSATE |
---|---|
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | ATRAZINE |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | 37 |
Pesticide | SULFUR |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | ACETOCHLOR |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | 38 |
Pesticide | ETHEPHON |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | 1 |
Pesticide | METOLACHLOR |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | DIURON |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | 1 |
Pesticide | PROPARGITE |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | 29 |
Pesticide | CLOPYRALID |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | PROMETRYN |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | MALATHION |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | 2 |
Pesticide | QUINCLORAC |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | THIDIAZURON |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | IPRODIONE |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | 29 |
Pesticide | BUPROFEZIN |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | CHLORIMURON |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | LINURON |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | 31 |
Pesticide | SPIROTETRAMAT |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | PYRIMETHANIL |
Estimated annual use (lb) | |
Number of countries ban | Unknown |
Pesticide | Estimated annual use (lb) | Number of countries ban |
---|---|---|
GLYPHOSATE | Unknown | |
ATRAZINE | 37 | |
SULFUR | Unknown | |
ACETOCHLOR | 38 | |
ETHEPHON | 1 | |
METOLACHLOR | Unknown | |
DIURON | 1 | |
PROPARGITE | 29 | |
CLOPYRALID | Unknown | |
PROMETRYN | Unknown | |
BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS | Unknown | |
MALATHION | 2 | |
QUINCLORAC | Unknown | |
THIDIAZURON | Unknown | |
IPRODIONE | 29 | |
BUPROFEZIN | Unknown | |
CHLORIMURON | Unknown | |
LINURON | 31 | |
SPIROTETRAMAT | Unknown | |
PYRIMETHANIL | Unknown |