000			02191cam a2200277 4500
001			9241542969
020			_a9241542969
020			_a5225019137 (Russian)
035			_a(Sirsi) 9241542969
060			_aWA 240
245	0	2	_ad-Phenothrin / _cpublished under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization.
260			_aGeneva : _bWorld Health Organization, _c1990.
300			_a64 p.
440		0	_aEnvironmental health criteria ; _v96
520	3		_aEvaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by d-phenothrin, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide used primarily for the household control of head lice and other insects and for the treatment of stored grain. The opening sections review available data on worldwide industrial production and use and summarize studies conducted to assess residues in stored grain. A section devoted to the behaviour of d-phenothrin in the environment concentrates on investigations of photodegradation and transport, concluding that photodegradation under outdoor conditions is rapid, but that d-phenothrin remains virtually intact for up to 12 months on grains stored in the dark. The most extensive section evaluates toxicological data from studies in experimental animals and in vitro test systems. The evaluation confirms a low toxicity for d-phenothrin and an absence of mutagenic, teratogenic, embryotoxic, oncogenic, and neurotoxic effects. Concerning effects on human health, the book notes that d-phenothrin has not, during more than a decade of use, been reported to have caused human poisoning or other toxic effects. The book concludes that d-phenothrin, when used as recommended, is not likely to pose a hazard to either human health or the environment.
546			_aeng rus.
550			_aWHODOC
561			_aWHO monograph
596			_a4
650	0	2	_aPyrethrins _xadverse effects _xtoxicity.
690			_aVector Control and Pesticides.
710	2		_aWorld Health Organization.
710	2		_aInternational Programme on Chemical Safety.
008			900619s1990 1 0 eng
942			_2NLM _cMONOGRAPH
999			_c11773 _d11773