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Table 3.

Commonly used pesticides by farmers in Beit-U'mmar village 1998 and 2006 and their WHO classification

Pesticides	Generic name	Trade name (s)	Chemical Family	WHO classification^a	Use in 1998^b	Use in 2006^b	Remarks^c
Insecticides	Cyfluthrin	Baythroid	Pyrethroid	II	+	+

	Azinphosmethyl	Cotnion*	Organophosphate	Ib	+	+	Banned

	Cypermethrin	Cympush*, Sherpaz, Siperin	Pyrethroid	II	+	+	Banned

	Diazinon	Dizictol	Organophosphate	II	+	-

	Chlorpyriphos	Dursban, Dorsan, Pyrinex	Organophosphate	II	+	+

	Dichlorvos	Divipan*	Organophosphate	Ib	+	+	Banned

	Parathion	Folidol*	Organophosphate	Ia	+	-	Banned

	Lambda cyhalothrin	Karate	Pyrethroid	II	+	-

	Carbosulfan	Marshall	Carbamate	II	+	+

	Oxydemethon methyl	Metasystox	Organophosphate	Ib	+	-

	Dimethoate	Rogor*	Organophosphate	II	+	+	Banned

	Fenpropathrin	Smash	Pyrethroid	II	+	-

	Methidathion	Superacide	Organophosphate	Ib	+	-

	Methamidophos	Tamaron, Prodex	Organophosphate	Ib	+	+

	Endosulfan	Thionex	Organochlorine	II	+	-

	Imidacloprid	Gaucho, Confidor	Neonicotinoid	II	+	+

	Malathion	Malathion	Organophosphate	III	+	-

	Methiocarb	Mesurol	Carbamate	Ib	+	-

	Maneb/manganese	Manbegan	Dithiocarbamate	U	+	-	Banned

	Abamectin	Vertimec	Biopesticide		+	-

	Propineb	Antracol	Dithiocarbamate	U	+	+

	DDT	Gesarol	Organochlorine	II	+	-	Banned

	Lindane	Gammacide	Organochlorine	II	+	-	Banned

	Sulphur compounds	Sulphur	Inorganic substance	U	+	+

	Methomyl	Lannate	Carbamate	Ib	+	-

	Fenithrothion	Fenitex	Organophosphate	II	+	-

	Fenvalerate	Mustang	Pyrethroid	II	+	-	Banned

Fungicides	Triadmenol	Bayfidan*	Triazole	III	+	+	Banned

	Benomyl	Benlate	Benzimidazole	U	+	-	Banned

	Propamocarb HCL	Dynone	Carbamate	U	+	-

	Hexaconazole	Anvil	Triazole	U	+	-	Banned

	Metalaxyl	Ridomil	Phenylamide	III	+	-

	Penconazole	Ofir	Triazole	U	+	+

	Myclobutanil	Systhane	Triazole	III	+	-

	Sulphur	Gafebric	Inorganic substance	U	+	+

	Fenarimol	Rubigan	Pyrimidine	U	+	+

	Propiconazole	Tilit	Triazole	II	+	-	Banned

	Captan	Merpan	Phthalimide	U	+	-	Banned

	Triforine	Saparol	Piperazine	U	+	-

	Zineb	Zidan	Dithiocarbamate	U	+	-	Banned

	Fosetyl aluminium	Aliette	Organophosphate	U	+	-	Banned

Herbicides	Glyphosate	Roundup	Phosphonoglycine	U	+	-

	2,4-D	Albarsuper	Alkylchlorophenoxy	II	+	-

	Paraquate	Dukatalon, Katalon	Bipyridylium	II	+	-

Rodenticides	Ametraz	Taktic, Racumin	Amidine	III	+	-

Acaricides	Propargite	Omite	Sulfite ester	III	+	-	Banned

Fumigant	Methyl Bromide	Methyl Bromide		FM	+	+

^aIa, extremely hazardous; Ib, highly hazardous; II, moderately hazardous; III, slightly hazardous; U, unlikely to present acute hazard in normal use; FM, fumigant (WHO,2005)

^b+ means yes in use, ―means not in use

^cBanned according to references (18, 20) and reference 21 (Annex3, Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Rotterdam, 10 September 1998).