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Poland Tables

Table 1

The most important chemical groups in the 96 tombs

CHEMICAL GROUP

%%

MOST FREQUENT ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Carbamates

4

Barban, carbaryl
chlorinated hydrocarbons

29

DDT, toxaphene, HCH, DMDT, lindane, diene derivatives
Dithiocarbamates

14

Maneb, zineb
Inorganic

17

Copper oxide, sulfur, calcium polysulfide, zinc phosphide
Nitroderivates

8

DNOC, dinocap
Organophosphorous

10

Disulfoton, dimethoate, fenitrothion
Phenoxyacids

12

2,4-D, 2,4,5-T, MCPA, TCA
Phthalimides

1

Captan
quaternary amines

2

Chlormequat
Tar

3

Tar oil

Table 2

POP=s in tombs on the territory of Poland

a.i.

tons

%%

anticipated amount in tons

aldrin/dieldrin

4,9

4,3

39,8

endrin

NR

NR

NR

chlordane

NR

NR

NR

DDT

49,7

43,5

403,9

hexachlorobenzene

4,6

4,0

37,4

heptachlor

0,1

0,1

0,8

mirex

NR

NR

NR

toxaphene

23,7

20,8

192,6

DMDT (methoxychlor)

13,3

11,6

108,1

HCH / lindane

10,8

9,5

87,8

tetradifon

3,6

3,2

29,3

kelevan

2,0

1,8

16,3

PCNB

1,5

1,3

12,2

Total organochlorine compounds

114,2

100,0

928,0

Table 3

POP=s containing trade names of pesticides registered in Poland

a.i. Trade name

years

a.i. in kg/l

aldrin/dieldrin Agronex TA

1965-1975

71

Aldrin 2.5

1965-1966

37

Aldrin 5

1965-1966

2

Alvit 55

1965-1975

4 792

Total aldrin/dieldrin

4 901

DDT Azotox 50 do zawiesin

1965-1973

14 584

Azotox extra aktywowany 5

1965-1966

37

Azotox plynny 25

1965-1966

3 113

Azotox plynny 33

1965-1974

6 495

Azotox plynny 40

1965-1966

1 994

Azotox pylisty 10

1965-1966

1 910

Azotox pylisty 5

1965-1973

1 635

Ditox

1967-1973

847

Ditox emulsja 30

1965-1966

56

Ditox L

1965-1966

41

Fumatox DG

1965-1972

1 440

Kornikol

1965-1973

33

Lasochron

1968-1975

95

Mglawik 10

1965-1973

259

Mglawik 15

1965-1974

10

Tritox 50 do zawiesin

1965-1974

12 653

Tritox plynny 30

1965-1974

2 960

Tritox pylisty

1965-1974

737

Tritox zawiesinowy extra 50

1965-1973

783

Total DDT

49 681

Hexachlorobenzene Snieciotox 40

1965-1978

4 592

Total hexachlorobenzene

4 592

Heptachlor Agronex Hepta

1965-1966

52

Total heptachlor

52

Toxaphene Kamfochlor

1965-1971

249

Liro Toxaphen 10

1966-1971

133

Melipax do zamglawiania

1966-1987

1 216

Melipax plynny

1965-1988

8 583

Melipax pylisty

1965-1985

4 277

Terpentol plynny 60

1965-1970

1 354

Toxaphen 10

1965-1971

7 800

Toxaphen 50

1967-1973

50

Total toxaphene

23 661

DMDT Gamakarbatox M

1975-1983

46

Gamametox plynny

1982

273

Gamametox pylisty

1978-1990

343

Lasochron

1968-1975

54

Metofos plynny

1978-1987

115

Metox plynny 30

1965-1994

4 884

Mglawik Extra

1977-1991

154

Muchozol extra E

1965*

10

Propotox M plynny

1978-1994

58

Tritox 50 do zawiesin

1965-1974

844

Tritox plynny 30

1965-1974

4 441

Tritox pylisty

1965-1974

983

Tritox zawiesinowy extra 50

1965-1973

1 151

Total DMDT

13 352

Table 3 (cont.)

a.i. Trade name

years

a.i. in kg/l

HCH / lindane Agronex Stark

1965-1971

404

Agronex Stark Spezial

1965-1976

608

Ditox

1967-1973

51

Ditox emulsja 30

1965-1966

6

Ditox L

1965-1966

3

Fumatox DG

1965-1972

144

Gamakarbatox M

1975-1983

9

Gamakarbatox pylisty

1973-1990

125

Gamakarbatox zawiesinowy

1972-1990

2 438

Gamametox plynny

1982

136

Gamametox pylisty

1978-1990

69

Gamatox

1965*

59

HCH-25

1965-1966

5

Kornikol

1965-1973

82

Lasochron

1968-1975

135

Lindosep plynny

1965*

40

Mglawik 10

1965-1973

162

Mglawik 15

1965-1974

5

Mglawik L

1974-1982

3

Owadziak plynny 10

1966-1975

486

Owadziak pylisty 1.2

1965-1980

98

Owadziak pylisty 2.4

1965-1987

758

Pedraczak 2

1965-1985

432

Tritox 50 do zawiesin

1965-1974

562

Tritox plynny 30

1965-1974

1 480

Tritox pylisty

1965-1974

246

Tritox zawiesinowy extra 50

1965-1973

368

Zaprawa nasienna GT

1971-1983

1 795

Zaprawa nasienna GTS

1982-1988

0

Zaprawa nasienna RG

1965-1972

81

Ziarnochron

1968-1990

7

Total HCH / lindane

10 796

Tetradifon Roztoczol extra plynny 8

1965-1994

556

Roztoczol extra zawiesinowy 30

1965-1971

3 002

Tedion

1965-1970

9

Total tetradifon

3 567

Kelevan Despirol

1974-1978

2 008

Total kelevan

2 008

PCNB Terrafun

1965-1973

1 511

Total PCNB

1 511

TOTAL

114 121

Table 4

Ranking of tombs most dangerous for environment

Tomb B localization

Product (t)

a.i. (t)

chlor.hydrocarb. (t)

1 Kol. Krupe

138

17

9.77

2 Rywoczyny

82

26

9.11

3 Ostrowiec

84

29

8.35

4 Hiszpania

76

30

7.45

5 Ocieka

16

7

5.59

6 Makoszyn

50

16

4.88

7 Biskupice

44

12

4.51

8 Anusin

35

11

4.40

9 Korolowka

48

19

4.12

10 Niedzwiady

29

12

3.69

11 Kol. Gucin Korolowka

16

6

3.61

12 Iwiny

45

14

3.48

13 Cierzpiety

40

14

3.45

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