Pesticide Sales and Use Information
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Documents:
Pesticide Use Trends and Information
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Urban Pesticide Use Trends Annual Report 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005. Prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental
- Urban Use of the Insecticide Fipronil--Water Quality Implications, Memorandum to the Urban Pesticide Committee from Kelly D. Moran, TDC Environmental, June 18, 2007
- Poster Presentation: Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff ,TDC Environmental, State of the Estuary Conference, 10/4/05
- Presentation: Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff, TDC Environmental, CASQA meeting "Pesticides and Stormwater--The Good, the Bad & the Latest," 7/15/05
- Presentation: Pesticides, Water, and You: How the Pesticides We Use Affect Water Quality, TDC Environmental, 2nd Annual Regional IPM Conference, 6/14/05
- Bay Area Pesticide Use: Urban/Agricultural Use Comparison, 2003, TDC Environmental, 5/11/05
- Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage, 2000 and 2001 Market Estimates, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, 05/04
- Insecticide Market Trends and Potential Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, 04/03 Appendices
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 Surveys, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, 2005 2004 2003 2002 Blank Shelf Survey Form
Information on Pesticide Users
- Tracking Non-residential Pesticide Use in Urban Areas of California, University of California Integrated Pest Management Program for CA Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Residential Pesticide Use in California (Northern California telephone surveys), 3/15/03
- Pest Control Operator IPM Program Evaluation, Bio-Integral Resource Center, 9/16/02
- Survey of Residential Pesticide Use in the San Diego Creek Watershed of Orange County, 10/16/01
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," "Salmon Hazard") can be found on the links page.