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List of Tables<br />

Table 37. Change in herbicide use and environmental load from using <strong>GM</strong> HT maize in Canada<br />

1999-2005 ...................................................................................................................<br />

Table 38. Herbicide usage on cotton in <strong>the</strong> US 1996-2005 ...........................................................<br />

Table 39. Herbicide usage and its associated environmental load: <strong>GM</strong> HT and conventional cotton<br />

in <strong>the</strong> US 1997-2004 ...................................................................................................<br />

Table 40. National level changes in herbicide ai use and field EIQ values <strong>for</strong> <strong>GM</strong> HT cotton in <strong>the</strong><br />

US 1997-2005 .............................................................................................................<br />

Table 41. National level changes in herbicide ai use and field EIQ values <strong>for</strong> <strong>GM</strong> HT cotton in<br />

Australia 2000-2005 (negative sign denotes increase in use) ..........................................<br />

Table 42. Average US maize insecticide usage and its environmental load 1996-2005: conventional<br />

versus <strong>GM</strong> .....................................................................................................................<br />

Table 43. National level changes in insecticide ai use and field EIQ values <strong>for</strong> <strong>GM</strong> IR maize in <strong>the</strong><br />

US 1996-2005 .............................................................................................................<br />

Table 44. Average US cotton insecticide usage and environmental impact 1996-2005: conventional<br />

versus <strong>GM</strong> ....................................................................................................................<br />

Table 45. National level changes in insecticide ai use and field EIQ values <strong>for</strong> <strong>GM</strong> IR cotton in <strong>the</strong><br />

US 1996-2005 .............................................................................................................<br />

Table 46. National level changes in insecticide ai use and field EIQ values <strong>for</strong> <strong>GM</strong> IR cotton in<br />

China 1997-2005 .........................................................................................................<br />

Table 47. Comparison of insecticide ai use and field EIQ values <strong>for</strong> conventional, Ingard and<br />

Bollgard II cotton in Australia ............................................................................................<br />

Table 48. National level changes in insecticide ai use and field EIQ values <strong>for</strong> <strong>GM</strong> IR cotton in<br />

Australia 1996-2005 .....................................................................................................<br />

Table 49. National level changes in insecticide ai use and field EIQ values <strong>for</strong> <strong>GM</strong> IR cotton in<br />

Argentina 1998-2005 ...................................................................................................<br />

Table 50. Tractor fuel consumption by tillage method ...................................................................<br />

Table 51. Summary of <strong>the</strong> potential; of NT cultivation systems ......................................................<br />

Table 52. US soybean tillage practices and <strong>the</strong> adoption of <strong>GM</strong> HT cultivars 1996-2005 (million ha)<br />

Table 53. US soybean consumption of tractor fuel used <strong>for</strong> tillage 1996-2005 ..............................<br />

Table 54. US soybeans: permanent reduction in tractor fuel consumption and reduction in CO 2 emissions<br />

Table 55. US soybeans: potential soil carbon sequestration (1996 to 2005) ..................................<br />

Table 56. US soybeans: potential additional soil carbon sequestration (1996 to 2005) ..................<br />

Table 57. Argentina soybean tillage practices and <strong>the</strong> adoption of <strong>GM</strong> cultivars 1996-2005 (million ha)<br />

Table 58. Argentine soybeans: permanent reduction in tractor fuel consumption and reduction in<br />

CO 2 emissions ................................................................................................................<br />

Table 59. Argentine soybeans: potential additional soil carbon sequestration (1996 to 2005) .........<br />

Table 60. Canadian canola: permanent reduction in tractor fuel consumption and reduction in<br />

CO 2 emissions ................................................................................................................<br />

Table 61. Canada canola: potential additional soil carbon sequestration (1996 to 2005) ................<br />

Table 62. Permanent reduction in global tractor fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions resulting<br />

from <strong>the</strong> cultivation of <strong>GM</strong> insect resistant cotton .........................................................<br />

Table 63. Summary of carbon sequestration impact 1996-2005 ...................................................<br />

Table 64. Context of carbon sequestration impact 2005: car equivalents ......................................<br />

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