Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0176-0010
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-12-28T05:00Z

Screening
Level
Usage
Analysis
for
(
Mancozeb)
3/
24/
05
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.

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
 
Pesticide
usage
information
on
the
national
level
for
the
United
States.
 
Annual
percent
of
crop
treated
(
average
&
maximum)
for
each
agricultural
use
site.
 
Average
annual
pounds
of
the
pesticide
applied
for
each
agricultural
use
site.

What
assumptions
can
I
make
about
the
data
reported?
 
Average
pounds
of
active
ingredient
applied
­
Values
are
calculated
by
merging
pesticide
usage
data
sources
together;
averaging
by
year,
averaging
across
all
years,
&
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
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.
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
1998
to
2003.
 
NCFAP
(
National
Center
for
Food
and
Agricultural
Policy)
 
pesticide
usage
data
from
1997
&
is
only
used
if
data
is
not
available
from
the
other
sources.
 
Private
pesticide
market
research
 
pesticide
usage
data
from
1998
to
2003.

What
are
the
limitations
to
the
data?
 
Registered/
labeled
uses
may
exist
but
are
not
surveyed
by
the
available
data
sources.
 
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,
no
usage
would
be
reported
in
the
SLUA
for
that
use
site.
 
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.

Who
do
I
contact
for
further
information
and/
or
questions
on
this
SLUA?
 
(
Jenna
Carter,
Botanist,
BEAD)
 
((
703)
308­
8370,
carter.
jenna@
epa.
gov)
Thursday,
March
24,
2005
Screening
Level
Estimates
of
Agricultural
Uses
of
Mancozeb
Sorted
Alphabetically
Crop
Lbs.
A.
I.
Percent
Crop
Ttd.
Avg.
Max.
1
Almonds
7,000
<
1
<
2.5
2
Apples
1,000,000
30
35
3
Asparagus
40,000
20
30
4
Beans,
Green
7,000
<
1
5
5
Cabbage
8,000
5
10
6
Cantaloupes
20,000
5
10
7
Carrots
1,000
<
1
<
2.5
8
Cherries
1,000
<
1
<
2.5
9
Corn
(
Field)
<
500
<
1
<
2.5
10
Cotton
10,000
<
1
<
2.5
11
Cranberries
(
NCFAP
'
97)
40,000
30
12
Cucumber
50,000
10
15
13
Eggplant
5,000
20
25
14
Garlic
20,000
10
40
15
Grapes
300,000
15
35
16
Lettuce
2,000
<
1
<
2.5
17
Onions
400,000
50
65
18
Oranges
6,000
<
1
<
2.5
19
Peaches
3,000
<
1
<
2.5
20
Peanuts
8,000
<
1
<
2.5
21
Pears
200,000
40
55
22
Pecans
3,000
<
1
<
2.5
23
Peppers
20,000
5
10
24
Potatoes
2,900,000
54
65
25
Prunes
&
Plums
2,000
<
1
<
2.5
26
Pumpkins
10,000
5
10
27
Squash
50,000
15
20
28
Strawberries
1,000
<
1
<
2.5
29
Sugar
Beets
100,000
5
10
30
Sweet
Corn
100,000
10
15
31
Tobacco
60,000
5
10
32
Tomatoes
600,000
25
50
33
Walnuts
4,000
<
1
<
2.5
34
Watermelons
300,000
35
45
35
Wheat
200,000
<
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.