
| Circle of poison - Pesticides and People in a Hungry World (Food First, 1981) |
Colombia, Major Importers of Selected Pesticides (1979)
|
Company |
Pesticides |
|
American Cyanamid |
parathion, malathion |
|
Bayer |
DDT, toxaphene, parathion |
|
BASF |
2,4,-D |
|
Celamerck |
aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, chlordane, parathion,
toxaphene, lindane, DDT, 2,4,-D |
|
Ciba-Geigy |
2,4-D |
|
Dow |
2,4,-D |
|
Dupont |
EPN, parathion |
|
Hoechst |
parathion, malathion, DDT |
|
Monsanto |
parathion |
|
Proficol |
aldrin, malathion, parathion, lindane, BHC, heptachlor, chlordane,
DDT, dieldrin, EPN, endrin |
|
Schering |
aldrin, heptachlor, BHC, parathion |
|
Shell |
aldrin, dieldrin, DDT, endrin, 2,4-D, parathion |
|
Union Carbide |
DDT, parathion, EPN, heptachlor, chlordane,
endrin |
|
Velsicol |
heptachlor, chlordane, endrin, EPN |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
Government of Colombia


Note: Category A: Those which are banned or heavily restricted inside the U.S. Most uses for these products have been outlawed, but important uses for some remain, such as termite control for Chlordane. Certain pesticides have recently been discontinued, including DBCP (Dow) and Kepone (Allied Chemical), but are included because they were important products for the companies involved.
Category B: Those which are under review for future regulatory action. Toxaphene, Paraquat and EPN are termed "suspect chemicals" by EPA.
Category C: Those which are unrestricted in the U.S. but which have caused human deaths in the third world. Parathion is reportedly the number one killer among all hazardous pesticides, banned or not.
Sources: This table was compiled from a variety of official and unofficial sources, including the EPA publication "Suspended and Cancelled Pesticides"; EPA production reports; company records and advertisements, personal interviews and observations, and government import statistics for seven third world countries.




Categories: A Manufacture, formulate, market B Formulate and market C Formulate only D Market only

