Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5102
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5102
Table 3. Summary of potential pesticide use in the DR2 basin, Washington, during calendar years 2003 and 2004.
[–, not available. Compound detected: Y, yes; N, no]
| Chemical | Type | Estimated area applied (average 2003–2004, acres) |
Estimated percentage of basin applied (2003–2004) |
Estimated pounds applied (average 2003–2004) |
Estimated percentage of pounds applied (2004) |
Crops (order reflects application rates based on pounds) |
Compound detected 2003–2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum distillate | Insecticide | 34.03 | 2.5 | 667.05 | 9.7 | Grape | – |
| Fonofos | Insecticide | 129.20 | 9.5 | 195.56 | 2.8 | Potato, asparagus, corn | Y |
| Disulfoton | Insecticide | 60.31 | 4.4 | 180.94 | 2.6 | Asparagus | N |
| Chlorpyrifos | Insecticide | 86.92 | 6.4 | 107.80 | 1.6 | Corn, grape, grass | Y |
| Carbaryl | Insecticide | 68.55 | 5.0 | 71.79 | 1.0 | Asparagus, grape, squash | Y |
| cis-Permethrin | Insecticide | 129.20 | 9.5 | 67.15 | 1.0 | Corn, apple, asparagus | Y |
| Malathion | Insecticide | 34.09 | 2.5 | 66.48 | 1.0 | Asparagus, hay, squash | Y |
| Permethrin | Insecticide | 117.99 | 8.7 | 65.00 | .9 | Corn, asparagus, squash | – |
| Methomyl | Insecticide | 56.23 | 4.1 | 39.92 | .6 | Corn, squash | Y |
| Terbufos | Insecticide | 31.52 | 2.3 | 35.94 | .5 | Corn | Y |
| Esfenvalerate | Insecticide | 189.03 | 13.9 | 20.69 | .3 | Corn, pea, squash | – |
| Carbofuran | Insecticide | 9.75 | .7 | 11.95 | .2 | Corn, squash, hay | Y |
| Endosulfan | Insecticide | 3.70 | .3 | 7.57 | .1 | Apple, squash | – |
| Methoxychlor | Insecticide | 3.70 | .3 | 4.62 | .1 | Apple, grape | Y |
| Bifenthrin | Insecticide | 45.73 | 3.4 | 4.54 | .1 | Corn, squash | – |
| Phorate | Insecticide | 5.25 | .4 | 4.10 | .1 | Corn | Y |
| Azinphos Methyl | Insecticide | 3.70 | .3 | 3.70 | .1 | Apple, squash | Y |
| Oxamyl | Insecticide | 3.70 | .3 | 3.52 | .1 | Apple, onions | N |
| Dimethoate | Insecticide | 10.78 | .8 | 3.18 | .0 | Hay, pea, squash | – |
| Ethoprophos | Insecticide | 1.26 | .1 | 2.88 | .0 | Potato, bean | Y |
| Tefluthrin | Insecticide | 26.27 | 1.9 | 2.63 | .0 | Corn | – |
| Diazinon | Insecticide | 4.26 | .3 | 2.29 | .0 | Peas, squash | Y |
| Methyl parathion | Insecticide | 6.69 | .5 | 3.42 | .0 | Corn, apple, pea, bean, alfalfa | Y |
| Chlorethoxyfos | Insecticide | 5.25 | .4 | .74 | .0 | Corn | – |
| Imidacloprid | Insecticide | 22.69 | 1.7 | .46 | .0 | Grape | – |
| Cyfluthrin | Insecticide | 15.76 | 1.2 | .09 | .0 | Corn | – |
| BT | Insecticide | .00 | .0 | .00 | .0 | Squash | N |
| Dieldrin | Insecticide | – | – | – | – | Canceled | Y |
| Dinoseb | Insecticide | – | – | – | – | Canceled | Y |
| Glyphosate | Herbicide | 390.70 | 28.7 | 1,022.66 | 14.9 | Grape, corn, asparagus, rights of way, ditch, canal, pea, squash | – |
| Metam sodium | Herbicide, Fungicide | 3.70 | 0.3 | 569.73 | 8.3 | Squash | – |
| Diuron | Herbicide | 152.08 | 11.2 | 429.48 | 6.3 | Asparagus, grape, alfalfa, rights of way, ditches, canal | Y |
| EPTC | Herbicide | 134.92 | 9.9 | 419.58 | 6.1 | Corn, alfalfa | Y |
| Bromacil | Herbicide | 74.71 | 5.5 | 398.44 | 5.8 | Rights of way, ditch, canal | Y |
| 2,4 D | Herbicide | 261.73 | 19.3 | 324.10 | 4.7 | Corn, pasture, asparagus, alfalfa, rights of way, ditch, canal, grass, squash | Y |
| Acetochlor | Herbicide | 131.35 | 9.7 | 242.99 | 3.5 | Corn | Y |
| Metolachlor | Herbicide | 152.36 | 11.2 | 228.54 | 3.3 | Corn | N |
| Dicamba | Herbicide | 79.53 | 5.9 | 201.52 | 2.9 | Rights of way, ditch, canal, asparagus | Y |
| Alachlor | Herbicide | 105.08 | 7.7 | 157.62 | 2.3 | Corn | Y |
| Norflurazon | Herbicide | 62.75 | 4.6 | 98.70 | 1.4 | Grape, asparagus | N |
| Atrazine | Herbicide | 79.75 | 5.9 | 95.65 | 1.4 | Corn, pasture, grass | Y |
| Oryzalin | Herbicide | 34.03 | 2.5 | 89.85 | 1.3 | Grape | N |
| Simazine | Herbicide | 58.16 | 4.3 | 63.71 | .9 | Asparagus, grape, apple | Y |
| Dimethenamid | Herbicide | 78.81 | 5.8 | 63.05 | .9 | Corn | - |
| Trifluralin | Herbicide | 52.58 | 3.9 | 59.49 | .9 | Asparagus, pea, squash | Y |
| Metribuzin | Herbicide | 39.41 | 2.9 | 51.08 | .7 | Asparagus, corn, hay | Y |
| Bentazon | Herbicide | 66.71 | 4.9 | 50.47 | .7 | Corn, pea | N |
| Cyanazine | Herbicide | 63.05 | 4.6 | 50.44 | .7 | Corn | N |
| Paraquat | Herbicide | 62.14 | 4.6 | 45.12 | .7 | Grape, asparagus, corn, alfalfa, squash | – |
| Linuron | Herbicide | 36.19 | 2.7 | 32.21 | .5 | Asparagus | N |
| Bromoxynil | Herbicide | 112.23 | 8.3 | 31.23 | .5 | Corn, alfalfa | Y |
| Oxyfluorfen | Herbicide | 45.38 | 3.3 | 30.86 | .4 | Grape | – |
| DCPA | Herbicide | 3.70 | 0.3 | 28.88 | .4 | Squash, onions | Y |
| Sulfometuron | Herbicide | 49.81 | 3.7 | 10.89 | .2 | Rights of way, ditch, canal | – |
| Hexazinone | Herbicide | 14.31 | 1.1 | 8.59 | .1 | Alfalfa | – |
| Triclopyr | Herbicide | 24.90 | 1.8 | 7.47 | .1 | Rights of way, ditch, canal | N |
| Terbacil | Herbicide | 1.79 | .1 | 4.29 | .1 | Alfalfa | N |
| Picloram | Herbicide | 28.82 | 2.1 | 3.75 | .1 | Grass, pasture, rights of way, ditch, canal | N |
| Clomazone | Herbicide | 3.73 | .3 | 3.15 | .0 | Squash, pea | – |
| S-metolachlo | Herbicide | 1.26 | 0.1 | 1.89 | 0.0 | Pea | – |
| Sethoxydim | Herbicide | 4.90 | .4 | 1.75 | .0 | Alfalfa, squash, pea | – |
| Triallate | Herbicide | .95 | .1 | .95 | .0 | Pea | – |
| Pendimethalin | Herbicide | .95 | .1 | .62 | .0 | Pea | Y |
| MCPA | Herbicide | 2.21 | .2 | .53 | .0 | Pea | N |
| Ethephon | Herbicide | 3.70 | .3 | .39 | .0 | Squash | – |
| Imazethapyr | Herbicide | 2.10 | .2 | .08 | .0 | Pea, alfalfa | – |
| Quizalofop-ethyl | Herbicide | .76 | .1 | .05 | .0 | Pea | – |
| Benfluralin | Herbicide | – | – | – | – | Apples, grapes, alfalfa | Y |
| Ethalfluralin | Herbicide | – | – | – | – | Squash | Y |
| Prometon | Herbicide | – | – | – | – | Rights of way | Y |
| Propyzamide | Herbicide | – | – | – | – | Alfalfa, right of ways | Y |
| Tebuthiuron | Herbicide | – | – | – | – | Non-agricultural soil sterilizer | Y |
| Sulfur | Fungicide | 52.17 | 3.8 | 346.12 | 5.0 | Grape, pea, squash | – |
| Mancozeb | Fungicide | 3.70 | .3 | 34.49 | .5 | Squash | – |
| Copper Sulfate | Fungicide | 28.42 | 2.1 | 30.80 | .4 | Rights of way, ditches, canal | – |
| Chlorothalonil | Fungicide | 3.70 | .3 | 29.03 | .4 | Squash | N |
| Fenarimol | Fungicide | 79.41 | 5.8 | 4.82 | .1 | Grape | – |
| Triflumizole | Fungicide | 22.69 | 1.7 | 4.31 | .1 | Grape | – |
| Myclobutanil | Fungicide | 18.15 | 1.3 | 3.81 | .1 | Grape | – |
| Benomyl | Fungicide | 3.70 | .3 | 2.54 | .0 | Squash | – |
| Metalaxyl | Fungicide | 3.70 | .3 | 1.71 | .0 | Squash | – |
| Triadimefon | Fungicide | 3.70 | .3 | .43 | .0 | Squash | – |
| 2,6-Diethylaniline | – | – | – | – | – | Alachlor breakdown product | Y |
| Deethylatrazine | – | – | – | – | – | Atrazine breakdown product | Y |
| Alpha-HCH | Insecticide | – | – | – | – | Lindane breakdown product | Y |
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