Floor Wipes Pyrethroid

Of all the measured pesticides cis permethrin and trans permethrin were the most abundant in indoor floor dust 54 8 and 48 4 ug g dermal wipes 32 5 and 32 7 ug sample food preparation wipes 201 8 and 208 9 ug m2 and transferable residues 34 0 and 36 3 ug m2 respectively.

Floor wipes pyrethroid. Including floor wipes floor dust food air and or urine collected at homes in the united states. They also found chlorpyrifos and permethrin in the majority of homes 95 in addition to diazinon 95. This suggests that children may be receiving a higher portion of. The best pet safe cleaner for floors.

In children but not adults higher concentrations of pyrethroids found in floor wipes were associated with higher urine levels. Although there is a. The present invention relates to an insect expellant floor cleaner additive comprising a synthetic pyrethroid. Yellow jackets spiders flies cockroaches and beetles it uses no imiprothrin cypermethrin or pyrethroids that are toxic to pets.

At least seven different pyrethroids were detected in wipe dust solid food and indoor air samples. It breaks down into its natural state within 7 10 days and will not persist in the environment. A similar study in 2002 evaluated pesticide residue in kitchen dining floor wipes in 20 homes with children in the salinas valley of california. At least seven different pyrethroids were detected in wipe dust solid food and indoor air samples.

The present invention also relates to a floor cleaning solution containing the additive a method. Safer brand insecticidal soap and pyrethrin concentrate is labeled for professional use and complies with organic farming standards. The additive is for addition to a solution of a floor cleaner such as a disinfectant for imparting insect expellency to the floor at the time of cleaning the floor with the disinfectant. Exposures to pyrethroids in media including floor wipes floor dust food air and or urine collected at homes in the united states.

The mean pyrethroid airborne concentrations in the stationary and mobile samples were 0 065 μg m 3 and 0 143 μg m 3 for the vinyl floor with 1 g m 2 dust loading and 0 034 μg m 3 and 0 061 μg. It treats up to 3 600 sq ft. Permethrin was the most frequently detected 50 pyrethroid in these media followed by cypermethrin wipes dust. Up to 11 different pyrethroids allethrin bifenthrin cyfluthrin cyhalothrin cypermethrin deltamethrin esfenvalerate permethrin phenothrin resmethrin and tetramethrin were detected in floor wipes collected in the six studies from california florida north carolina massachusetts ohio and virginia table s2.