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. 2012 Jan 31;8:2. doi: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-2

Table 4.

Top commodity/market combinations, and key associated pesticides

Commodity and Market Total Modeled Excess Pesticides Above U.S. MRLs
(Kg)
Pesticide (excesses only) Potential Pesticide Residues in Excess of U.S. MRLs
(Kg)***
Oranges from Spain * 15 169 Abamectin 2 262
Carfentrazone-ethyl 2 260
Aldicarb 2 256
Zeta-Cypermethrin 2 255
Fenamiphos 2 249
Oxamyl 2 194
Fosetyl-Al 1 600
Apples from Chile ** 14 846 Methomyl 12 079
Inorganic bromide resulting from fumigation 1 849
Bell peppers from Netherlands * 11 178 Carfentrazone-ethyl 1 600
Metolachlor 1 600
S-metolachlor 1 600
Methomyl 1 598
Quinoxyfen 1 596
Acibenzolar-S-methyl 1 585
Fenamidone 1 585
Cucumbers from Costa Rica ** 11 106 Inorganic bromide resulting from fumigation 9 999
Propamocarb hydrochloride 500
Grapes from Chile ** 7 852 Fenhexamid 4 694
Boscalid 640
Quinoxyfen 598
Melons from Guatemala ** 7 406 Zeta-Cypermethrin 7 082
Cucumbers from Dominican Republic ** 5 972 Inorganic bromide resulting from fumigation 5 377
Melons from Honduras ** 4 361 Zeta-Cypermethrin 4 170
Bananas from Guatemala ** 4 283 Thiabendazole 2 182
Chlorpyrifos 2 072
Oranges from Italy * 4 086 Abamectin 610
Carfentrazone-ethyl 609
Aldicarb 608
Zeta-Cypermethrin 608
Fenamiphos 606
Oxamyl 591
Bananas from Costa Rica ** 4 061 Thiabendazole 2 070
Chlorpyrifos 1 966
Bananas from Ecuador ** 3 641 Thiabendazole 1 855
Chlorpyrifos 1 762
Melons from Costa Rica ** 2 644 Zeta-Cypermethrin 2 529
Tomatoes from Netherlands * 2 270 Fosthiazate 508
Carfentrazone-ethyl 508
S-metolachlor 508
Bananas from Honduras ** 1 891 Thiabendazole 963
Chlorpyrifos 915
Bell peppers from Spain * 1 597 Carfentrazone-ethyl 229
Metolachlor 229
S-metolachlor 229
Methomyl 229
Quinoxyfen 228
Acibenzolar-S-methyl 226
Fenamidone 226
Cucumbers from Honduras ** 1 531 Inorganic bromide resulting from fumigation 1 378
Bananas from Colombia ** 1 478 Thiabendazole 753
Chlorpyrifos 715
Squash from Costa Rica ** 1 340 Methomyl 659
Zeta-Cypermethrin 659
Melons from Panama ** 1 276 Zeta-Cypermethrin 1 221

* EU

** Codex

*** Reflects only pesticides modeled to be imported at levels greater than 1000 lb [454 kg] excess. (In case of bell peppers from Spain, no one pesticide was modeled at > 1000 l b so pesticides at lower levels are reported.)