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Pesticide Exposure Surveillance Program
State of Florida, Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Environmental Health
This table shows 1999 cases of definite probable, and possible pesticide exposures by pesticide. The most common
pesticide was methyl bromide, again mostly due to a single mass exposure. Other common pesticides were
pyrethrin/permithrin/cypermethrin, chlorpyrifol, and malathion.
Cases
of Harmful Pesticide Exposures, 1999
By
Pesticide and Classification (Table 2A)
|
Pesticide |
Definite |
Probable
|
Possible |
Total
|
|
Methyl Bromide
|
34
|
1
|
2
|
37
|
Pyrethrin/Permethrin/
Cypermethrin
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
25
|
|
Chlorpyrifos
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
16
|
|
Malathion
|
4
|
2
|
9
|
15
|
|
Acephate
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
|
Diazinon
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
|
Paradichlorobenzene
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
7
|
|
Tribufos
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
|
Aldicarb, Paraquat, Bromacil
|
0 |
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
Cyfluthrin
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Glufosinate-Ammonium
|
0 |
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Petroleum Distillates, Copper Sulfate
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Sodium Metabisulfite
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Sulfuryl Fluoride
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
Amitraz
|
0 |
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
Carbaryl
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Endosulfan, Chlorothalonil
|
0 |
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Imazapyr, Glyphosate
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Other
|
11
|
5
|
3
|
19
|
|
Unknown
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
Total
|
67
|
22
|
79
|
168
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Source:
Florida Department of Health, Pesticide Exposure Surveillance Program, as
of 12/4/00
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