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Resmethrin

General Information

• Beyond Pesticides Synthetic Pyrethroids ChemWatch Factsheet
• Resmethrin Product Names
• Chemical Class: Pyrethroid insecticide
• Uses: residential, commercial and industrial settings, in animal living areas, and hospitals; crack and crevice spray and enclosed space fog in food handling establishments such as food processing/handling plants, restaurants, commercial food item transportation, and food storage facilities
• Alternatives:Mosquitoes, hospitals
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health Effects

• EPA Acute Toxicity Class: III (slightly toxic)
• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (7)
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (4)
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/ Liver Damage: Yes (4)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented

Environmental Effects

• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Detected in Streams: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
• Toxic to Bees: Yes (4)
• Toxic to Mammals: Not documented
• Long-Range Transport: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Information:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (6/2006)
• Supporting information:
  • Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Extoxnet Resmethrin Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • NCAP Resmethrin Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
  • PAN Pesticide Database Information: Resmethrin (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Scorecard Resmethrin Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)
• Key Studies: