Table 4.
Reported herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides among BEEA participants with occupational pesticide use in the last 12 months (N=861)a
| Chemicals by class | Overall N (%) |
Iowa N (%)a |
North Carolina N (%)b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbicides | |||
| Glyphosate | 717 (83.3) | 625 (83.9) | 92 (79.3) |
| 2,4-D | 616 (71.5) | 567 (76.1) | 49 (42.2) |
| Picloram | 303 (35.2) | 299 (40.1) | 4 (3.5) |
| Atrazine | 276 (32.1) | 253 (34.0) | 23 (19.8) |
| Triclopyr | 110 (12.8) | 99 (13.3) | 11 (9.5) |
| Acetochlor | 98 (11.4) | 97 (13.0) | 1 (0.9) |
| Mesotrione | 91 (10.6) | 88 (11.8) | 3 (2.6) |
| Metolachlor | 86 (10.0) | 74 (9.9) | 12 (10.3) |
| Dicamba | 83 (9.6) | 76 (10.2) | 7 (6.0) |
| Isoxaflutole | 70 (8.1) | 70 (9.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Clethodim | 70 (8.1) | 70 (9.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| S-dimethenamid | 59 (6.9) | 58 (7.8) | 1 (0.9) |
| Thiencarbazone-methyl | 52 (6.0) | 52 (7.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Acifluorfen | 43 (5.0) | 42 (5.6) | 1 (0.9) |
| Clopyralid | 43 (5.0) | 42 (5.6) | 1 (0.9) |
| Insecticides | |||
| Malathion | 183 (21.3) | 174 (23.4) | 9 (7.8) |
| Cyfluthrin | 110 (12.8) | 107 (14.4) | 3 (2.6) |
| Permethrin | 100 (11.6) | 91 (12.2) | 9 (7.8) |
| Tebupirimfos | 60 (7.0) | 60 (8.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Pyrethrins | 48 (5.6) | 48 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Chlorpyrifos | 47 (5.5) | 34 (4.6) | 13 (11.2) |
| Clothianidin | 45 (5.2) | 45 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Fungicides | |||
| Pyraclostrobin | 45 (5.2) | 43 (5.8) | 2 (1.7) |
a
Determined based on the information collected during the interview at the time of the home visit.
b
State-specific % were based on the total number of participants who reported occupational pesticide use in the last 12 months in Iowa (N=745) and in North Carolina (N=116).