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| BANNED PESTICIDES IN KENYA | | | Common name | Use | Date Banned | | 1. | 2,4,5 T (2,4,5 – Trichloro-phenoxybutyric acid) | Herbicide | 1986 | | 2. | Chlordane | Insecticide | 1986 | | 3. | Chlordimeform | Insecticide | 1986 | | 4. | DDT (Dichlorodiphenyl Trichloroethane) | Agriculture | 1986 | | 5. | Dibromochloropropane | Soil Fumigant | 1986 | | 6. | Endrin | Insecticide | 1986 | | 7. | Ethylene dibromide | Soil Fumigant | 1986 | | 8. | Heptachlor | Insecticide | 1986 | | 9. | Toxaphene (Camphechlor) | Insecticide | 1986 | | 10. | 5 Isomers of Hexachlorocyclo-hexane (HCH) | Fungicide | 1986 | | 11. | Ethyl Parathion | Insecticide All formulations banned except for capsule suspensions | 1988 | | 12. | Methyl Parathion | Insecticide All formulations banned except for capsule suspensions | 1988 | | 13. | Captafol | Fungicide | 1989 | | 14. | Aldrin | Insecticide | 2004 | | 15. | Benomyl, Carbofuran, Thiram combinations | Dustable powder formulations containing a combination of Benomyl above 7%, Carbofuran above 10% and Thiram above 15% | 2004 | | 16. | Binapacryl | Miticide/Fumigant | 2004 | | 17. | Chlorobenzilate | Miticide | 2004 | | 18. | Dieldrin | Insecticide | 2004 | | 19. | Dinoseb and Dinoseb salts | Herbicide | 2004 | | 20. | DNOC and its salts (such as Ammonium Salt, Potassium salt & Sodium Salt) | Insecticide, Fungicide, Herbicide | 2004 | | 21. | Ethylene Dichloride | Fumigant | 2004 | | 22. | Ethylene Oxide | Fumigant | 2004 | | 23. | Fluoroacetamide | Rodenticide | 2004 | | 24. | Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | Fungicide | 2004 | | 25. | Mercury Compounds | Fungicides, seed treatment | 2004 | | 26. | Pentachlorophenol | Herbicide | 2004 | | | Phosphamidon | Insecticide, Soluble liquid formulations of the substance that exceed 1000g active ingredient/L | 2004 | | 27. | Monocrotophos | Insecticide/Acaricide | 2009 | | 28. | All Tributylin Compounds | All compounds including tributyltin oxide, tributyltin benzoate, trybutyltin fluoride, trybutyltin lineoleate, tributyltin methacrylate, tributyltin naphthenate, tributylin chloride | 2009 | | 29. | Alachlor | Herbicide. | 2011 | | 30. | Aldicarb | Nematicide/Insecticide/Acaricide. | 2011 | | | Endosulfan | Insecticide. | 2011 | | 31. | Lindane | Insecticide. | 2011 |
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