Pesticide Sales and Use Information
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Documents:
Pesticide Use Trends and Information
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Urban Pesticide Use Trends Report 2007, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental. (PDF file)
- Poster Presentation: Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff , prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, State of the Estuary Conference, October 4-6, 2005
- Presentation: Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff, by Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental for the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) meeting: "Pesticides and Stormwater--The Good, the Bad & the Latest," July 15, 2005. (PDF file)
- Presentation: Pesticides, Water, and You: How the Pesticides We Use Affect Water Quality, by Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental for the Second Annual Regional IPM Conference, June 14, 2005. (PDF file)
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Urban Pesticide Use Trends Report 2005, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental. (PDF file)
- Bay Area Pesticide Use: Urban/Agricultural Use Comparison, 2003, Memorandum from Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental to Bill Johnson, S.F. Bay Water Board, prepared as part of the UP3 Project, May 11, 2005. PDF file)
- Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage, 2000 and 2001 Market Estimates, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, May 2004, (PDF file)
- Insecticide Market Trends and Potential Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, April 2003 (PDF file)
- Appendices, April 2003 (PDF file)
Shelf Surveys
Please note that shelf surveys do not provide data appropriate for estimating urban pesticide use; they also do not identify which pesticides are of concern for urban surface water quality.- San Francisco Bay Area Pesticide Retail Store Survey, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, September 2005
- 2004 San Francisco Bay Area Pesticide Retail Store Survey, TDC Environmental, April 2004 (PDF file)
- 2003 San Francisco Bay Area Pesticide Retail Store Survey, TDC Environmental, November 2003 (PDF file)
- Shelf Survey of Home Use Products in Sacramento and Contra Costa Counties, 2003, UC Statewide IPM Program, University of California, Davis, July 31, 2003, (PDF file)
- Shelf Surveys at Orchard Supply and Home Depot, TDC Environmental, March 15, 2002(PDF file)
- Blank Pesticide Shelf Survey (Excel file)
Information on Pesticide Users
- Tracking Non-residential Pesticide Use in Urban Areas of California, prepared for the Department of Pesticide Regulation by the University of California Integrated Pest Management Program
- Residential Pesticide Use in California (Northern California telephone surveys), March 15, 2003 (PDF file)
- Pest Control Operator IPM Program Evaluation, Bio-Integral Resource Center, September 16, 2002
- Survey of Residential Pesticide Use in the San Diego Creek Watershed of Orange County, October 16, 2001 (PDF file)
Links:
- Department of Pesticide Regulation Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR)
- Department of Pesticide Regulation Reports of Pesticides Sold
- Pesticide Action Network Pesticides Database
- Links to information about the Endangered Species Act Court Ruling ("Washington Toxics Coalition lawsuit") (including information on buffer zones and point of sale "Salmon Hazard" notices) can be found on the links page.