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Table 3 Percentage of type of pesticide by brand name used by farmers

From: Comparison of pesticide exposure and physical examination, neurological assessment, and laboratory findings between full-time and part-time vegetable farmers in the Philippines

Brand name

Active ingredient

Chemical grouping

Full-time farmers

N = 376

Part-time farmers

N = 130

Freq.

%

Freq.

%

Tamaron

Methamidophos

Organophosphate

156

41.5

37

28.5

Dithane

Mancozeb

Carbamate

130

34.6

51

1.5

Sumicidine

Fenvalerate

Pyrethroid

137

36.4

16

12.3

Selecron

Profenofos

Organophosphate

106

28.3

27

20.9

Karate

Lambdacyhalothrin

Pyrethroid

70

18.6

19

14.6

Manzate

Mancozeb

Carbamate

61

16.2

12

5.47

Bida

Lambdacyhalothrin

Pyrethroid

55

14.6

2

1.5

Cartap

Cartap

Carbamate

52

13.8

1

0.8

Sabedong

Cypermethrin

Pyrethroid

49

13.0

18

13.8

Magnum

Cypermethrin

Pyrethroid

44

11.7

15

11.6

Lannate

Methomyl

Carbamate

36

9.6

45

39.2

Success

Spinosad

 

34

9.0

0

3.1

Malathion

Malathion

Organophosphate

21

5.6

7

5.47