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Overview of 1998 pesticide sales in Alberta

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Description

In 1998, a total of 9 300 497 kg of pesticide active ingredient (ai) was sold in, or shipped into, Alberta. Pesticides sold into the Agriculture sector accounted for 95.8% of all pesticides sold, with the Commercial/Industrial sector accounting for 3.3% of sales, and the Domestic sector accounting for 0.8% of sales. The types of pesticides sold were predominantly herbicides, at 76.7%. Adjuvants and surfactants made up the next largest category at 14.25%. Insecticides made up 5.4% of sales, while fungicides made up 3.6% of sales.

Updated

June 1, 2000

Tags
pesticide sales pesticide sales surveys pesticides

Title and publication information

Type
Survey
Extent

66 pages

Frequency

Every 5 years

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Environment (1971-1992, 1999-2011)

Contributor

Byrtus, Gary.

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Environment
Spatial Coverage

Alberta

Start Date

1998-01-01

End Date

1998-12-31

Subject (LCSH)

Pesticides--Alberta

Resource Dates

Date Created

2000-06-01

Date Added

2015-10-15T19:47:09.414150

Date Modified

2000-06-01

Date Issued

2000-06-01

Date Archived

2015-06-01

Audience information

Identifiers

ISBN (pdf)

0778511812

ISBN (print)

0778511804

NEOS catalogue key

2458751

Local Identifier

Pub. No. T/535

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Environment and Parks