Table 5.
Agriculture pesticide products of primary and secondary concern in terms of acute human health hazard, Iran 2012-2014
Product | Use category | Percent of total average annual import of pesticides (in AIa) | |
---|---|---|---|
Primary concern | Aluminium phosphide | Insecticideb | 0.1 |
Magnesium phosphide | Insecticideb | <0.1 | |
Secondary concern | Chlorpyrifos | Insecticide | 8 |
Diazinon | Insecticide | 6 | |
Paraquat | Herbicide | 9 |
a AI active ingredient
bFumigant, also used occasionally as rodenticide