**2 ,** **4 -** **D (** **030001 , 030004** **) Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)**  **Date: Ma** **rch 23**  **, 201 2**  **What is a Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)?**   Available estimates of pesticide usage data for a particular active ingredient that is used on **agricultural** crops in the United States.  Pesticide usage data obtained from various sources. The data are then merged, averaged, and rounded so that the presented information is not proprietary, business confidential, or trade secret. **What does it contain?**  Pesticide usage data for a **single** active ingredient only

.  Agricultural use sites (crops) that the pesticide is reported to be used on.  Available pesticide us age information from U.S. states that produce 80% or more of a crop, in most cases, or less than 80%, in rare cases, depending on the scope of the survey and available resources.  Annual percent of crop treated **(average &**  **maximum)** for each agricultural crop

.  Average annual pounds of the pesticide applied for each agricultural crop (i.e., for the states surveyed, not for the entire United States). **What assumptions can I make about the reported data?**  **Average pounds of active ingredient applied**

- Values are calculated b y merging pesticide usage data sources together; averaging across all observations, then rounding. **Note:** If the estimated value is less than 500, then that value is labeled <500. Estimated values between 500 & <1,000,000 are rounded to 1 signif

icant digit. Estimated values of 1,000,000 or greater are rounded to 2 significant digits.)  **Average percent of crop treated**

- Values are calculated by merging data sources together; averaging b y ye ar, averaging across all years, & rounding to the nearest multiple of 5. **Note:** If the estimated value is less than 2.5, then the value is labeled <2.5. If the estimated value is less than 1, then the value is labeled <1.  **Maximum percent of crop treated**

- Value is the single maximum value reported across all data sources, across all ye ars, & rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5. **Note:** If the estimated value is less than 2.5, then the value is labeled <2.5. **What are the data sources used?**  **USDA -** **NASS** (United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service)

– pesticide usage data from 2003 to 2010.  **Private pesticide market research**

– pesticide usage data from 2003 to 2010.  **California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Pe sticide Use Reporting**  **(PUR)** data for 2003 to 2009.

**What are the limitations to the data?**  Additional registered uses may exist but are not included because the available surveys do not report usage (e.g., small acreage crops).  Lack of reported usage data for the pesticide on a crop **does not imply** zero usage.  Usage data on a particular site may be noted in data sources, but **not quantified** . In these instances, the site would not be reported in the SLUA.  Non

- agricultural use sites (e.g., turf, post

-harvest, mosquito control, etc.) are not reported in the SLUA. A separate request must be made to receive these estimates.  Some sites show some use, even though they are not on the label. This usage could be due to various factors, including, but not limited to S ection 18 requests, existing stocks of the chemical, data collection errors, and experimental use permits (EUPs).**Thursday, Ma** **rch 23 , 201**  **2**

**Screening Level Estimates of Agricultural Uses of 2**  **, 4**  **- D**  **( 030001**  **, 030004 )**  **Sorted Alphabetically Percent Crop Ttd.**  **Crop Lbs. A.I.**  **Avg. Max.**  **1 Alfalfa**  **50,000 <1**  **<2.5 2**  **Almonds 2**  **00,000 15**  **20 3**  **Apples 8**  **0,000 20**  **2 5**  **4 Apricots**  **2,000 1**  **0 25**  **5 Asparagus**  **5,000 10**  **30 6**  **Avocados +**  **<500 <1**  **<2.5 7**  **Barley 5**  **00,000 25**  **40 8**  **Beans, Green +**  **1,000 <1**  **<2.5 9**  **Blueberries <500**  **<1 <2.5**  **10 Caneberries**  **<500 <2.5**  **<2.5 11**  **Canola/Rapeseed +**  **2000 <**  **1 <2.5**  **12 Cherries**  **30,000 15**  **25 13**  **Corn 3**  **, 2**  **00,000 5**  **10 14**  **Cotton 7**  **00,000 10**  **15 15**  **Cucumbers +**  **<500 <1**  **<2.5 16**  **Dry Beans/Peas +**  **10,000 <** **2.5 <5**  **17 Fallow**  **2, 3**  **00,000 2**  **5 30**  **1 8**  **Grapefruit 1**  **0,000 1**  **0 25**  **19 Grapes**  **5 0,000**  **5 15**  **2 0**  **Hazelnuts (Filberts )**  **2 0,000**  **25 3**  **5 2**  **1 Lemons**  **1,000 <2.5**  **< 10**  **2 2**  **Nectarines 5**  **,000 15**  **35 2**  **3 Oats**  **300,000 15**  **20 2**  **4 Onions**  **+ 3,000**  **5 5**  **2 5**  **Oranges 1**  **0 0,000**  **20 30**  **2 6**  **Pasture 10**  **, 6**  **00,000 10**  **15 2**  **7 Peaches**  **30,000 20**  **30 2**  **8 Peanuts**  **5 0,000**  **5 10**  **29 Pears**  **10,000 15**  **20 3**  **0 Peas, Green**  **<5 00**  **<1 <2.5**  **3 1**  **Pecans 4**  **0,000 10**  **1 5**  **3 2**  **Pistachios 9**  **,000 5**  **2 0**  **3 3**  **Plums 5,000**  **15 30**  **3 4**  **Potatoes 3,000**  **<1 <2.5**  **3 5**  **Prunes 2**  **0,000 15**  **25 3**  **6 Pu**  **mpkins <500**  **<1 <2.5**  **3 7**  **Rice 300,000**  **10 15**  **3 8**  **Sorghum 900,000**  **20 30**  **39 Soybeans**  **2, 9**  **00,000 10**  **1 5** **4 0**  **Squash 1000**  **<2.5 <2.5** 

**4 1**  **Strawberries 2,000**  **5 5**  **4 2**  **Sugar Beets +**  **10 00**  **<1 <2.5**  **4 3**  **Sugarcane 400,000**  **40 65**  **4 4**  **Sunflowers +**  **60,000 5**  **10 4**  **5 Sweet Corn**  **7 ,000**  **5 10**  **4 6**  **Tangelos 1,000**  **30 45**  **4 7**  **Tangerines 2**  **,000 10**  **2 0**  **4 8**  **Tobacco +**  **1,000 <1**  **<2.5 49**  **Tomatoes +**  **2 ,000**  **< 1**  **<2.5 5**  **0 Walnuts**  **40,000 10**  **15 5**  **1 Watermelons**  **+ 1,000**  **<1 <2.5**  **5 2**  **Wheat 5,**  **9 00,000**  **30 65** 

All numbers rounded. <500 Less than 500 pounds of active ingredient <2.5 Less than 2.5 percent of crop treated <1 Less than 1 percent of crop treated

+ Crops not known to be listed on active end use product registrations or as Section 18 emergency exemptions when this report was run SLUA data sources include: USDA

-NASS (United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service) Private Pesticide Market Research These results reflect amalgamated data developed by the Agency

and are releasable to the public.