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Permethrin References

Permethrin:

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  2. Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Permethrin; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substance, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 2007.
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  14. WHO. Environmental Health Criteria 94 - Permethrin; International Programme on Chemical Safety, World Health Organization: Geneva, 1990; pp 26-33.
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  17. Kim, I. Y.; Han, S. Y.; Kang, T. S.; Lee, B. M.; Choi, K. S.; Moohn, H. J.; Kim, T. S.; Kang, I. H.; Kwack, S. J.; Moon, A.; Ahn, M. Y.; Kim, H. S. Pyrethroid Insecticides, Fenvalerate and Permethrin, Inhibit Progesterone-induced Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in T47D Human Breast Cancer Cells. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 2005, 68, 2175-2786.
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  21. Permethrin - Fifth Revision of the HED Chapter of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document (RED); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 2006; pp 19-43.
  22. Mytton, O. T.; McGready, R.; Lee, S. J.; Roberts, C. H.; Ashley, E. A.; Carrara, V. I.; Thwai, K. L.; Jay, M. P.; Wiangambun, T.; Singhasivanon, P.; Nosten, F. Safety of benzyl benzoate lotion and permethrin in pregnancy: a retrospective matched cohort study. Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 2007, 114 (5), 582-587.
  23. Kennedy, D.; Hurst, V.; Konradsdottir, E.; Einarson, A. Pregnancy outcome following exposure to permethrin and use of teratogen information. Am. J. Perinatol. 2005, 22 (2), 87-90.
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  30. Imgrund, H. Environmental Fate of Permethrin; California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Environmental Monitoring Branch: Sacramento, 2003.
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  33. Leahey, J. P.; Carpenter, P. K. The uptake of metabolites of permethrin by plants grown in soil treated with [14C] permethrin. Pestic. Sci. 1980, 11 (2), 279-289.
  34. Food and Drug Administration Pesticide Program Residue Monitoring 2003; U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods: Washington, DC, 2003.
  35. Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary, Calendar Year 2006; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service: Washington, DC, 2007.
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  37. Holmes, R. W.; Anderson, B. S.; Phillips, B. M.; Hunt, J. W.; Crane, D. B.; Mekebri, A.; Connor, V. Statewide Investigation of the Role of Pyrethroid Pesticides in Sediment Toxicity in California's Urban Waterways. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 7003-7009.
  38. WHO. Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality: First Addendum to Third Edition - Volume 1, Recommendations, 3rd ed.; World Health Organization: 2006; pp 190-195, 425-426.

NPIC fact sheets are designed to answer questions that are commonly asked by the general public about pesticides that are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). This document is intended to be educational in nature and helpful to consumers for making decisions about pesticide use.

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