(Also known as: NRDC 148; NRDC 167; cis-permethrin)
SUMMARY
Cispermethrin is an obsolete insecticide. It has not been extensively studied and so very little data for environmental fate, ecotoxiocity of adverse human health concerns are available.
Data alerts
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
Ecotoxicity High alert: Daphnia acute ecotoxicity: High
Warning: Significant data are missing
Human health High alert: Endocrine distrupter; Reproduction/development effects; Neurotoxicant
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
An insecticide which is a component of permethrin, active against a wide range of pests including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera in crops and various animal ectoparasites
Example pests controlled
Cockroaches; Termites; Ticks; Mosquitoes; Aphids; Fleas; Ants
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
;
B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
;
C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
;
D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
;
E2 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 2 = Mixed/ambiguous results
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
General human health issues
A poison by intravenous & intraperitoneal routes Inhalation may produce nausea, vomiting, sneezing & serious nasal problems High dose may cause hyperexcitability, incoordination, tremors, muscular paralysis & lead to death
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242