Table 2.
Total neurotoxic pesticide use in Monterey County in 2000 and distributions of agricultural use within 1 km of the maternal residence during pregnancy ().
| Neurotoxic pesticides | Kilograms used (2000) | Kilograms used within 1 km of residence during pregnancy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey | p25 | p50 | p75 | Max | GM (GSD) | |
| OPs | 244,696 | 31 | 93 | 218 | 1,615 | 75 (5) |
| Acephate | 34,792 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 354 | 9 (4) |
| Chlorpyrifos | 25,357 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 331 | 8 (5) |
| Diazinon | 56,434 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 579 | 23 (3) |
| Malathion | 37,161 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 422 | 5 (6) |
| Oxydemeton-methyl | 28,767 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 260 | 9 (4) |
| OPs toxicity weighted | 964,130 | 59 | 331 | 891 | 8,587 | 175 (9) |
| Carbamates | 59,914 | 3 | 16 | 49 | 618 | 16 (5) |
| Carbamates toxicity weighted | 335,611 | 14 | 66 | 291 | 9,222 | 66 (7) |
| Carbamates and OPs toxicity weighted | 1,299,741 | 95 | 485 | 1,379 | 9,774 | 270 (9) |
| Neonicotinoids | 7,103 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 4 (2) |
| Pyrethroids | 16,386 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 79 | 6 (3) |
| Mn-fungicides | 154,698 | 25 | 62 | 139 | 960 | 54 (4) |
Notes: GM, geometric mean; GSD, geometric standard deviation; Max, maximum; Mn, manganese; OPs, organophosphates; p25, 25th percentile; p50, 50th percentile; p75, 75th percentile.