Evaluation of the Effects of Agro Pesticides Use on Liver and Kidney Function in Farmers from Buea, Cameroon

Table 3

Agro pesticide active ingredients used by farmers.

Chemical class	Active ingredient	Brand name(s)	Number (percentage) of farmers using pesticides	Frequency of the pesticide relative to all pesticides (%)
Fungicides (53.14%)	Mancozeb	Mancostar, agrizeb80, fongistar 72%WP	51 (87.9%)	15.37
	Metalaxyl	Callomil plus, nordox, ridomil plus, fongistar 72WP	14.7 (51.6%)	15.00
	Maneb	Trimangol 80WP	28 (48.3%)	5.19
	Copper oxide	Calomil plus	26 (44.8%)	4.81
	Copper sulphate	Kalarch	26 (44.8%)	4.81
	Benalaxyl	Galben plus	20 (34.5%)	3.70
	Carbendazim	Banko plus	8 (13.8%)	1.48
	Chlorothalonil	Banko plus	8 (13.8%)	1.48
	Tebuconazole	Folicure 250	7 (12.1%)	1.30
Insecticides (24.08%)	Imidacloprid	Gongfut 50EC, Parastar	26 (44.8%)	3.15
	Lindane	Gammalin 20	23 (39.7%)	4.26
	Ethoprophos	Mocap	22 (37.9%)	4.07
	Lambda cyahalothrine	Parastar, K optimal	20 (34.5%)	3.89
	Malathion	Poudrox	9 (15.5%)	1.67
	Thiamethoxam	Actara	9 (15.5%)	1.67
	Acetamipride	K optimal	8 (13%)	1.48
	Cypermethrin	Gongfut 50EC	8 (13.8%)	1.48
	Dimethoate	Dimex 40EC	7 (12.1%)	1.30
	Abamectin	Acarius	6 (10.3%)	1.11
Herbicides (22.78%)	Glyphosate	Glyphader, roundup	57 (98.3%)	12.04
	Clomazone	Command, commence	24 (41.4%)	4.63
	Glyphosate trimesium	Touchdown	13 (22.4%)	2.41
	Paraquat	Plantoxone super	13 (22.4%)	2.41
	Diuron	Diuralm 800SC	7 (12.1%)	1.30