Pesticides per person:
Date of analysis Individual Place of residence Number of pesticides present
08.12.2022. (fem. 1948) Pitve 6
21.06.2023. (fem. 1960) Pitve 0
21.06.2023. (fem. 1975) near Vrboska 8
17.07.2023. (fem. 1964) Vrisnik 11
17.07.2023. (m.1964) Hvar 8
17.07.2023. (m. 2019) Pitve 7
17.07.2023. (fem. 1988) Pitve 10
Substances identified:
4,4-DDD - Organochlorine insecticide. Metabolite of insecticide DDT. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
4,4-DDE (p.p'-DDE) - Organochlorine insecticide. Metabolite of insecticide DDT. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - (fem. 1948) Pitve
2. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
ALLETHRIN (d-Allethrin) - synthetic pyrethroid. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - (fem. 1948) Pitve
AMETOCTRADIN - triazolopyrimidine fungicide
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - (fem. 1975) Near Vrboska
AZOXYSTROBIN - strobilurin fungicide
1. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - (fem. 1948) Pitve
2. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - (fem. 1975) Near Vrboska
3. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
4. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
5. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
6. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
FIPRONIL. pyrazole insecticide. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - (fem. 1975) Near Vrboska
2. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
FIPRONIL SULFONE pyrazole insecticide; primary metabolite of fipronil. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - (fem. 1948) Pitve
2. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - (fem. 1975) Near Vrboska
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
4. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
FLUDIOXONIL - phenylpyrrole fungicide
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
IMIDACLOPRID. neonicotinoid insecticide. EU: not approved; [ECHA: renewal of approval in progress, August 2023]
1. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - (fem. 1948) Pitve
2. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - (fem. 1975) Near Vrboska
3. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
4. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
5. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
6. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
ISOPROTURON - phenylurea herbicide. EU: not approved; [ECHA application for approval for film preservatives (PT07) and construction material preservatives (PT10) in progress, August 2023]
1. analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
LINDANE (HCH-gamma) - organochlorine insecticide. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
MALATHION - organophosphate insecticide. ECHA: not approved
1. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
METALAXYL, METALAXYL-M - phenylamide fungicide
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - (fem. 1975) Near Vrboska
PERMETHRIN - synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. EU: not approved
1. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - (fem. 1948) Pitve
2. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
3. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 1964) Hvar
4. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE - pyrethroid synergist.
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
PYRIMETHANIL - anilinopyrimidine fungicide
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - (fem. 1975) Near Vrboska
PROPICONAZOLE - triazole fungicide. EU: not approved
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
4. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
PROPOXUR - carbamate insecticide. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - (fem. 1975) Near Vrboska
TEBUCONAZOLE - triazole fungicide
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
4. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
TRANSFLUTHRIN - pyrethroid insecticide. EU: not approved
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
4. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (fem. 1988) Pitve
For details of the pesticide substances identified, with their possible adverse effects, related pesticidal products and approval status, please see 'Pesticides and their adverse effects'.
Note: The list of pesticides tested did not include all the pesticides used on Hvar, so it is possible that more pesticides might be found in a wider range of tests. We did not test for the presence of glyphosate.
Eco Hvar August 2023