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. 2013 Oct 15;8(10):e77550. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077550

Table 4. The total number of sites (out of 5) and detections (out of a total of 313 samples analyzed from all sites and years) with residue concentrations for which HQ >50 using LD50 values for either oral or contact toxicity.

Pesticide PHQ based on contact or oral LD50 Concentration in ppb forPHQ = 50 Sites with with PHQ > 50 Total detections    Samples with PHQ > 50    Samples with PHQ > 500
Phosmet Orala 18.5 2 103 20 4
Contact 11.0 4 24 9
Imidacloprid Oral 0.195 5 38 38 21
Contact 2.2 4 20 1
Indoxacarb Orala 9.7 1 4 4 2
Contacta 3.5 1 4 4
Chlorpyrifos Oral 12.5 1 14 1 0
Contact 5.0 4 23 4
Fipronil Oral 0.21 1 2 2 1
Contact 0.23 1 2 1
Thiamethoxam Oral 0.25 3 3 4 2
Contact 1.2 2 3 0
Azinphos-methyl Oral 7.5 1 5 3 1
Contact 21 1 1 0
Fenthion Contact 15.4 2 16 8 1
Dinotefuran Oral 1.15 1 3 4 0
Contact 2.35 1 1 0
Carbaryl Contact 55.0 4 127 14 0
Fluvalinate Contact 10.0 1 1 1 0
Methomyl Oral 14.5 2 12 4 0
Contact 8.0 2 6 0
Diazinon Oral 10.0 1 3 1 0
Contact 11.0 1 1 0
Malathion Oral 19.0 0 2 0 0
Contact 10.0 1 1 0
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Based on LD50 from Agritox database [6].