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7.1 WHO recommended classification of selected pesticides according to hazards (1994)
7.2 FAO/UNEP Joint programme on prior informed consent (PIC) import decisions from participating countries as of 31 december 1994
7.1 WHO recommended classification of selected pesticides according to hazards (1994)
(see Dinham, 1995)
Ia extremely hazardous; Ib highly hazardous; II moderately hazardous; III slightly hazardous. n/h = not hazardous under normal conditions of use; n/c = not classified; obs? thought to be obsolete, but researchers believe still available in the country, possibly from old stocks; n/r no reference
| 2,4-D | II | chlorothalonil | n/h | dinoseb | Ib |
| acephate | III | chlorphoxin | n/h | diphacinone | Ia |
| alachlor | III | chlorpyrifos | II | diquat | II |
| aldicarb | Ia | cinosulfuron | n/h | disulfoton | Ia |
| aldrin | Ib | clomazone | II | diuron | n/h |
| alpha cypermethrin | II | clomethoxynil | n/r | dodecaclor / Mirex | obs? |
| aluminium phosphide | n/c | copper hydroxide | III | EBDC | II |
| ametrin | III | copper oxichloride | III | edifenphos | Ib |
| anilazine | n/h | coppersulfate | II | endosulfan | II |
| arsenic | Ia | coumachlor | Ib | ethephon | n/h |
| asulam | n/h | coumafuryl | n/r | ethion | II |
| atrazine | n/h | coumatetralyl | Ib | ethoprophos | Ia |
| azinphos ethyl | Ib | cuprousoxide | II | ethylene dibromide | n/c |
| benomyl | n/h | cyanazine | II | etrimphos | II |
| bensulfuron | n/h | cyanophos | II | fenarimol | n/h |
| benetazone | III | cycloxydim | n/h | fenetrazole | n/c |
| BHC | II | cyfluthrin | II | fenitrothio | II |
| bialaphos | n/r | cyhexatin | III | fenobucarb | II |
| bioallethrin | II | cypermethrin | II | fenoxaprop ethyl | n/h |
| biteranol | n/h | cyproconazole | III | fenpropathrin | II |
| BPMC | II | d-allethrin | III | fenthion | Ib |
| brodifacoum | Ia | dalapon | n/h | fentin | II |
| bromadiolone | Ia | DBCP | III | fenubocarb | n/c |
| bromoxynil | II | DDT | II | fenvalerate | II |
| butachlor | n/h | DDVP | Ib | fluazifop-methyl. | n/h |
| cadusafos | Ib | deltamethrin | II | flufenoxuron | n/h |
| captafol | Ia | demeton S methyl | Ib | flutriafol | III |
| captan | n/h | desmedipham | n/h | fomesafen | III |
| carbaryl | II | diafenthiuron | n/h | fosetyl | n/h |
| carbendazim | n/h | diazinon | II | furathiocarb | Ib |
| carbofuran | Ib | dichlorvos | Ib | glufosinate | III |
| carbophenothion | Ib | dicofol | III | glyphosate | n/h |
| carbosulfan | II | dieldrin | II | HCH | II |
| cartap | II | diethyltoluamide | III | haloxifop methyl | II |
| chinomethionat | n/h | difenacoum | Ia | heptachlor | II |
| chlordane | II | difenoconazole | n/h | hexaconazole | n/h |
| chlordecone | obs? | diflubenzuron | n/h | hydrogen cyanide | n/c |
| chlordimeform | II | dimethoate | II | imazaclopyr | n/c |
| chlorfluazuram | n/h | dimetilan (obsolete) | Ib | imazapyr | n/h |
| chlormequat | III | dinitramine | n/h | imidacloprid | II |
| ioxynil | II | nitralicarb | Ib | pyroquilon | II |
| iprodione | n/h | nitrofen | n/h | quinalphos | II |
| isazofos | Ib | norflurazon | n/h | quinclorac | n/h |
| isofenphos | Ib | omethoate | Ib | quintozene | n/h |
| isoprocarb | II | oxadiazon | n/h | schradan | obs? |
| lambdacyhalothrin | II | oxadioxyl | III | sethoxydim | III |
| leptophos | Ia | paclobutrazol | III | simazine | n/h |
| lindane) | II | paraquat | II | sulphur | n/h |
| malathion | III | PCNB | n/c | tebuconazole | n/h |
| mancozeb | n/h | pencycuron | n/h | teflubenzuron | n/h |
| maneb | n/h | pentachlorophenol | Ib | terbumeton | II |
| mecoprop | III | permetrhrin | II | terbutryn | n/h |
| mephosfolan | Ia | phenthoate | II | tetrachlorvinphos | n/h |
| mepiquat | III | phorate | Ia | tetradifon | n/h |
| merphos | obs? | phosalone | II | thidiazuron | n/h |
| metabromuron | n/r | phosetyl | n/r | thiodicarb | II |
| metalaxyl | III | phosphamidon | Ia | thiophanate methyl | n/h |
| metazachlor | n/h | phosphine | n/c | thiram | III |
| methabenzthiazuron | n/h | picloram | n/h | toxaphene | II |
| methacrifos | II | piperophos | II | tralomethrin | II |
| methamidophos | Ib | pirimicarb | II | triadimefon | III |
| methidathion | Ib | pirimiphos-methyl | Ib | triazophos | Ib |
| methiocarb | II | prallethrin | II | trichlorfon | III |
| methomyl | Ib | pretilachlor | n/h | triclopyr | II |
| methyl parathion | Ia | profenofos | II | tricyclazole | II |
| metiram | n/h | prometryn | n/h | tridemorph | II |
| metolachlor | III | propaquizafop | n/h | trifluralin | n/h |
| metribuzin | n/h | propiconazole | II | zinc phosphide | Ib |
| metsulfuronmethyl | n/h | propineb | n/h | zineb | n/h |
| mevinphos | Ia | propoxur | II | ||
| MIPC | II | prothiofos | II | ||
| monocrotophos | Ib | pyrazophos | II |