Table 1.
Categories and list of measured pesticides, CAS number, agrochemical category, EU approval status, approval status according with the farmers’ consortium rules, and the analytical assay limit of quantification (LOQ).
| Pesticides Group | Pesticides | CAS | Agrochemical Category | EU Status | Approved by the Farmers’ Consortium | LOQ (pg/mg Hair) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticides Certainly Used in the study Area (CUA) | Chlorpyrifos | 2921-88-2 | Insecticide | Approved | Approved | 0.08 |
| Cycloxidim | 101205-02-1 | Herbicide | Approved | Approved | 0.08 | |
| Dimethomorph | 110488-70-5 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Mandipropamid | 374726-62-2 | Fungicide, Herbicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Meptyldinocap | 131-72-6 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Metalaxyl | 57837-19-1 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Pyraclostrobin | 175013-18-0 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Spiroxamine | 118134-30-8 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.08 | |
| Tetraconazole | 107534-96-3 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Pesticides Probably Used in the study Area (PUA) | Azoxystrobin | 131860-33-8 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 |
| Boscalid | 188425-85-6 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Cyprodinil | 121552-61-2 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Fenamidone | 161326-34-7 | Fungicide | Not Approved Max period of grace: 14/11/2019 |
Approved | 0.04 | |
| Fludioxonil | 131341-86-1 | Fungicide | Not Approved Max. period of grace: 31/10/2018 |
Approved | 0.08 | |
| Indoxacarb | 173584-44-6 | Insecticide | Not Approved Max. period of grace: 31/10/2018 |
Approved | 0.04 | |
| Iprovalicarb | 140923-17-7 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Metrafenone | 220899-03-6 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Penconazole | 66246-88-6 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Pyrimethanil | 53112-28-0 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Quinoxyfen | 124495-18-7 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Zoxamide | 156052-68-5 | Fungicide | Approved | Approved | 0.04 | |
| Pesticide Probably Used in the Surroundings (PUS) | Bupirimate | 41483-43-6 | Fungicide | Approved | Not approved | 0.04 |
| Chlortoluron | 15545-48-9 | Herbicide | Not Approved Max. period of grace: 31/10/2018 |
Not approved | 0.08 | |
| Cyproconazole | 94361-06-5 | Fungicide | Approved | Not approved | 0.04 | |
| Diuron | 330-54-1 | Herbicide | Not Approved Max period of grace: 30/09/2018 |
Not approved | 0.20 | |
| Etofenprox | 80844-07-1 | Insecticide | Approved | Not approved | 0.20 | |
| Imidacloprid | 138261-41-3 | Insecticide | Approved | Not approved | 0.04 | |
| Metobromuron | 3060-89-7 | Herbicide | Approved | Not approved | 0.20 | |
| Terbuthylazine | 5915-41-3 | Herbicide | Approved | Not approved | 0.04 | |
| Tebuconazole | 107534-96-3 | Fungicide | Approved | Not approved | 0.04 | |
| Persistent Pesticides Not Authorized (PPNA) | Atrazine | 1912-24-9 | Herbicide | Not Approved | Not approved | 0.04 |
| Bitertanol | 55179-31-2 | Insecticide | Not Approved | Not approved | 0.08 | |
| Carbendazim * | 10605-21-7 | Fungicide | Not Approved | Not approved | 0.08 | |
| Linuron | 330-55-2 | Herbicide | Not Approved | Not approved | 0.20 | |
| Methabenzthiazuron | 18691-97-9 | Herbicide | Not Approved | Not approved | 0.04 | |
| Metoxuron | 19937-59-8 | Herbicide | Not Approved | Not approved | 0.08 | |
| Monolinuron | 1746-81-2 | Herbicide | Not Approved | Not approved | 0.20 | |
| Sebuthylazine | 7286-69-3 | Herbicide | Not Approved | Not approved | 0.20 | |
| Simazine | 122-34-9 | Herbicide | Not Approved | Not approved | 0.20 |
* Carbendazim can also be found following the application of thiophanate-methyl, an EU approved pesticide that can breaks down to carbendazim both in the environment and in human body. CAS = Chemical Abstracts Service number.