Table 1. Surface loss and leaching potential for commonly used greenhouse pesticides.
Common Chemical Name |
Trade Name/ Formulation |
Solubility (ppm) |
Half Life (days) |
Sorption Ratio (Koc) |
Surface Loss Potential |
Leaching Potential |
Acephate | Orthene WP | 650000 | 3 | 100 | small | small |
Aldicarb | Temik 10G | 6000 | 30 | 30 | small | large |
Ancymidol | A-Rest | 650 | 20* | 120 | medium | medium |
Azinphos-methyl | Guthion 50WP | 29 | 40 | 1000 | large | small |
Benomyl | Benlate WP | 2 | 100 | 2100 | large | small |
Carbaryl | Sevin WP | 40 | 7 | 229 | medium | small |
Carbofuran | Furadan 10G | 350 | 30 | 29 | small | large |
Chlorothalonil | Daconil WP | 0.6 | 20 | 1380 | large | small |
Cyromazine | Trigard WP | 11000 | 90 | 10** | small | large |
Daminozide | B-Nine SP | 100000 | 7 | 10** | small | medium |
DCNA (Dicloran) | Botran WP | 7 | 10* | 5000 | large | small |
DCPA (Chlorthal-Dimethyl) | Dacthal WP | 0.5 | 30 | 5000 | large | small |
Demeton-S-Methyl | Metasystox C | 33000 | 30** | 51 | medium | large |
Diazinon | Knox-Out EC | 40 | 30 | 85 | medium | large |
Dicofol | Kelthane WP | 1** | 60* | 8000000 | large | small |
Dimethoate | Cygon C | 25000 | 7 | 8 | small | medium |
Dinocap | Karathane WP | 4* | 20** | 630* | medium | small |
Disulfoton | Di-Syston 15G | 25 | 4 | 2000 | medium | small |
Diuron | Karmex WP | 42 | 60 | 400 | large | medium |
Endosulfan | Thiodan EC | 0.3 | 43 | 200000 l | arge | small |
Ethephon | Florel | 1000000* | 5** | 10000 | medium | tot.use |
Ethion | Ethion EC | 1 | 350 | 15400 | large | small |
Etridiazole | Terrazole WP | 50 | 20** | 10000* | large | small |
Fenbutatin Oxide | Vendex WP | 0.005 | 20** | 100000 | large | small |
Fenvalerate | Pydrin EC | 0.1 | 50 | 100000 | large | small |
Ferbam | Carbamate | 120 | 20** | 300 | medium | medium |
Fluvalinate | Mavrik C | 0.005 | 50* | 1000000 | large | small |
Lindane | Isotox EC | 7 | 90 | 1100 | large | medium |
Malathion | Malathion EC | 145 | 1 | 1 | 797 | small |
Mancozeb | Manzate WP | 0.5 | 35 | 1000 | large | small |
Maneb | Maneb | 0.5* | 12 | 1000** | medium | small |
Metalaxyl | Subdue EC | 7100 | 7 | 16 | small | medium |
Metaldehyde | Metaldehyde | 230 | 10** | 240 | medium | small |
Methomyl | Lannate SP | 57900 | 8 | 28* | small | medium |
Oxamyl | Vydate C | 280000 | 7 | 1 | small | large |
Oxydemeton-methyl | Metasystox EC | 1000000 | 20** | 1* | small | large |
PCNB | Terraclor WP | 0.44 | 21 | 10000 | large | small |
Permethrin | Pounce EC | 0.2 | 30* | 10600 | large | small |
Phosethyl-Al | Aliette WP | 120000 | 10** | 10000** | large | small |
Piperalin | Pipron EC | 10** | 20** | 1000** | medium | small |
Propargite | Omite EC | 0.5 | 20** | 8000* | large | small |
Trichlorfon | Dylox WP | 154000 | 27 | 2 | small | large |
Triforine | Funginex EC | 30 | 21 | 500* | medium | small |
_ *Value is estimated.
**Value is probably off by a factor of 2-3.