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• Pesticides were found on 91 percent of the apples tested.

• There were 36 pesticides found on apples:

2 4-d, Acephate, Azinphos methyl, Benomyl, Captan, Carbaryl, Chlorothalonil, Chlorpropham, DDT, Diazinon, Dicloran, Dicofol, Dimethoate, Diphenylamine (DPA), Disulfoton, Endosulfans, Fenbutatin oxide, Fenvalerate, Formetanate hydrochloride, Imazalil, Iprodione, Lindane (BHC gamma), Metalaxyl, Methomyl, Mevinphos Total, Myclobutanil, O-Phenylphenol, Oxamyl, Parathion ethyl, Permethrin Total, Phosalone, Phosmet, Phosphamidon, Propargite, Pyridaben, Thiabendazole

• The three pesticides found most often on apples were
  Diphenylamine (DPA), Thiabendazole, and Azinphos methyl.

Apples with the most pesticide residues
Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3
Azinphos methyl Captan Carbaryl Dimethoate Diphenylamine (DPA) Endosulfans O-Phenylphenol Thiabendazole	Azinphos methyl Dimethoate Diphenylamine (DPA) O-Phenylphenol Phosmet Propargite Thiabendazole	Azinphos methyl Diphenylamine (DPA) Endosulfans Myclobutanil O-Phenylphenol Propargite Thiabendazole
-Animal Carcinogen -Causes Birth Defects in Animals -Damages Reproductive System -Interferes with Hormones -Damages Brain and Nervous System -Damages Immune System

Most Apples are contaminated with more than one pesticide.

Number of pesticides per sample Percent of Samples 0 9% 1 20% 2 27% 3 24% 4 12% 5 5% 6 2% 7 1% 8 < 0.5%

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