ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE 36 COMMONLY USED PESTICIDES BY
COMMON CHEMICAL NAME (Yellow highlights indicate most frequently used)

Toxic To:
Insecticides
Detected in
Ground Water
Potential
Leacher
Birds
Fish/Aquatic
Organisms
Bees

Acephate

X
X
Bendiocarb

X
X
X
Carbaryl
X
X
X
X
Chlorpyrifos
X
X
X
X
DDVP
X
X
X
Diazinon
X
X
X
X
Isazophos
X
X
X
Isofenphos

X
X
X
Malathion
X
X
X
X
Methoxychlor
X

X
X
Trichlorfon
X
X
X
X


Toxic To:
Insecticides
Detected in
Ground Water
Potential
Leacher
Birds
Fish/Aquatic
Organisms
Bees

Atrazine
X

X
Benefin




Bensulide

X

2,4-D
X

X
X
DSMA




Dacthal
X*



Dicamba
X

X
X
Diphenamid
X


Endothall


X
Glyphosate (Round-Up)


X
Isoxaben


X
MCPA
X



MCPP

X

MSMA




Pendimethalin
X

X
Pronamide
X


Siduron




Trifluralin
X





Toxic To:
Insecticides
Detected in
Ground Water
Potential
Leacher
Birds
Fish/Aquatic
Organisms
Bees

Benomyl

X

Chlorothalonil
X
X
X
Maneb


X
PCNB
X



Sulfur
X


Triadimefon




Ziram


X

TOTAL
14
6
11
21
12
Source include EPA documents, standard toxicology regerences and extensive NCAMP files.
X*=Dacthal acid metabolitics.