Research Article
Pesticide Use and Self-Reported Symptoms of Acute Pesticide Poisoning among Aquatic Farmers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Table 1
Pesticides used by 93 households in Boeung Cheung Ek Lake, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
| | Main use | Chemical type | Active ingredient | Reported use % | WHO Classification |
| | Insecticides | Organophosphates | Monocrotophos | 11.8 | Ib | | Dichlorvos | 71.9 | Ib | | Mevinphos | 11.8 | Ia | | Methidathion | 1.1 | Ib | | Methamidophos | 5.4 | Ib | | Pyrazole | Fipronil | 1.1 | II | | Thiazole | Thiamethoxam | 1.1 | III | | Neonicotinoid | Imidacloprid | 3.2 | II | | Pyrethroids | Cypermethrin | 93.5 | II | | Organochlorine | Endrin | 2.2 | O |
| | Fungicides | Dithiocarbamates | Mancozeb | 44.1 | U | | Zineb | 48.4 | U | | Propineb | 64.5 | U | | Benzimidazoles | Carbendazim | 2.2 | U | | Hydroxides | Copper hydroxide | 73.1 | III | | Copper oxychloride | 46.2 | III |
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(a)Ia: extremely hazardous, Ib: highly hazardous, II: moderately hazardous, III: slightly hazardous; U: unlikely to present acute hazard in normal use, O: obsolete.
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