Pesticides home and garden

Whitmore RW, Kelly JE, Reading PL. 1992. National home and garden pesticide survey. Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Biological and Economic Analysis Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. NTIS PB92-174747. 

Whitmore, R.W., J.E. Kelly and P.L. Reading (1992). National Home and Garden Pesticide Use Survey Final Report, NTIS PB92-174739, Sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs and Toxic Substances, Washington, DC, USA. 

The largest market for pesticides is agriculture. Industrial applications (e.g., weed killers for railway tracks) and turf, home, and garden applications... 

While commercial agrochemicals constitute the largest segment of the pesticide market, home and garden use products made a significant economic contribution to the otherwise lackluster years of 1982-3, (Fig. 6) with an estimated volume of 97M 45 fungicides, 30) ... 

The heavy contamination of areas on which livestock dipping vats are located is recognized, as is the contamination of streams and ponds from careless dumping and cleaning of spray tanks. Pesticides used in homes and gardens may be partially disposed of in the sewer, ultimately reaching streams, lakes, and oceans. Milk and other products not... 

Most of the U,S, population has been exposed to organophosphorus (OP) pesticides in their homes, workplaces, outdoors, or through trace contaminants in food (Barr et al 2004 Casida and Quistad, 2004). OPs are used most heavily in agriculture. They are also used in the urban setting, for example, to protect home foundations from termites and to prevent the spread of West Nile virus carried by mosquitoes. OPs for use in the home and garden can be purchased at hardware stores. 

Von Rumker, R. Matter, R. M. Clement, B. P. Erickson, F. K. "The Use of Pesticides in Suburban Homes and Gardens and their Impact on the Aquatic Environment, Report from the Office of Hater Programs, D. S. Environmental Protection Agency, U. S. Government, EP2.25 2, 1972. 

Aerosol formulations, dilute pesticide formulations containing a volatile component (usually a fluoromethane, carbon dioxide, propane, or nitrous oxide) that propels the pesticide in fine droplets, are widely used in the home and garden. However, apprehension about ozone depletion in the stratosphere has led to the interdiction of many of the fluorocarbons so current aerosols employ largely carbon dioxide and propane. 

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