Table 1 Pesticides banned in Pakistan by 2021 [36, 182, 183] (All except dichlorvos and ethylene dibromide were banned for being harmful to human health and environment health; no reasons were given for these two pesticides)
From: Suicides by pesticide ingestion in Pakistan and the impact of pesticide regulation
Pesticides | Class | Year | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BHC (benzene hexachloride) | II | 1992 | Active Ingredients | |
Binapacryl | O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Bromophos Ethyl | II | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Captafol | Ia | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Chlordimeform | O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Chlorobenzilate | O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Chlorthiophos | O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Cyhexatin | II | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Dalapon | U | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) | II | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Dibromochloropropane + Dibromochloropropene | O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Dicrotophos | Ib | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Dieldrin | O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Disulfuton | Ia | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Endrin | O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Ethylene dichloride + Carbontetrachloride | FM | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Leptophos | O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Mercury compounds | Ia, Ib, O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Mevinphos | Ia | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Toxaphene | O | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Zineb | U | 1994 | Active Ingredients | |
Heptachlor | 0 | 1997 | Active Ingredients | |
Methyl Parathion | Ib | 2001 | Active Ingredients | |
Monocrotophos | Ib | 2005 | Formulation | |
Methamidophos | Ib | 2001 | Formulation | |
Endosulfan | II | 2012 | Active Ingredients | |
Phosphamidon (above 500Â g/l) | Ia | NA | Formulation | |
Dichlorvos (above 500Â g/l) | Ib | NA | Formulation | |
Aldrin (POP/PIC) | O | NA | Not registered pesticide | |
Mirex (POP) | O | NA | Not registered pesticide | |
Chlordane (POP/PIC) | O | NA | Not registered pesticide | |
Dinoseb (PIC) | O | NA | Not registered pesticide | |
Ethylene di bromide (PIC) | FM | NA | Not registered pesticide | |
Parathion (PIC) | Ia | NA | Not registered pesticide | |
Fluoroacetate (PIC) | Ia | NA | Not registered pesticide | |
Monocrotophos (above 400Â g/l) | Ib | NA | Formulation | |
Methamidophos (above 600Â g/l) | Ib | NA | Formulation | |