Mancozeb (014504)

Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)

Date: July 28, 2014

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 usage 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 by 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 significant 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 

by year, 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 years, & 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 2004 to 2012.

Private pesticide market research – pesticide usage data from 2004 to 2012.

California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR) data for 

2004 to 2011.

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 Section 18 requests, existing stocks of the chemical, data 

collection errors, and experimental use permits (EUPs). 
 

Date: July 28, 2014

Screening Level Estimates of Agricultural Uses of Mancozeb (014504)

Sorted Alphabetically

(Reporting Timeframe: 2004-2012)

Crop

Average 

Annual Lbs. 

A.I. Applied

Percent Crop Treated

Average Maximum

1 Almonds 2,000 <1 <2.5

2 Apples 1,200,000 40 45

3 Asparagus 20,000 15 25

4 Barley 1,000 <2.5 <2.5

5 Beans, Green + 20,000 5 15

6 Broccoli 10,000 5 10

7 Cabbage 20,000 10 15

8 Cantaloupes 20,000 5 15

9 Carrots 1,000 <2.5 5

10 Cauliflower 2,000 <2.5 <2.5

11 Cherries 2,000 <2.5 <2.5

12 Corn 60,000 <1 <2.5

13 Cotton 6,000 <1 <2.5

14 Cucumbers 100,000 30 50

15 Garlic 3,000 5 10

16 Grapes 300,000 10 20

17 Lettuce 200,000 25 60

18 Onions 400,000 60 75

19 Oranges 2,000 <1 <2.5

20 Peaches 1,000 <2.5 <2.5

21 Peanuts 40,000 <2.5 <2.5

22 Pears 200,000 45 70

23 Peas, Green 1,000 <1 <2.5

24 Peppers 50,000 10 25

25 Potatoes 2,200,000 55 65

26 Potatoes (Seed Treatment) 400,000 45 50

27 Pumpkins 20,000 10 15

28 Rice <500 <2.5 <2.5

29 Sorghum 20,000 5 5

30 Spinach <500 <1 <2.5

31 Squash 40,000 20 30

32 Strawberries 20,000 <2.5 <2.5

33 Sugar Beets 30,000 <2.5 10

34 Sweet Corn 100,000 5 15

35 Tobacco 10,000 <2.5 10

36 Tomatoes 500,000 20 50

37 Walnuts 400,000 35 55
38 Watermelons 300,000 45 60

39 Wheat 50,000 <1 <2.5

40 Wheat (seed treatment) 2,000 <1 <2.5

All numbers rounded.

<500: indicates less than 500 pounds of active ingredient.

 <2.5: indicates less than 2.5 percent of crop is treated.

 <1: indicates less than 1 percent of crop is 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.