Risk and Benefits of Resmethrin Chemistry 11 Ms.Pilon McKenzie Reeleder.
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Risk and Benefits of Resmethrin
Chemistry 11
Ms.Pilon
McKenzie Reeleder
Background Information
• First registered 1967 in the United States• Included in the chemical group Pryethoids• Insecticide made from Chrysanthemums• Colorless – Yellowish brown• Made in laboratory testing • Used for mosquito's pesticide, lice treatment• By products include over 200 sprays, aerosols and
concentrated liquids all used for insecticide purposes
Risks
• When ingested has a 10^-6 chance of causing lung cancer
• Ecological risks mostly include freshwater fish• Although due to the low solubility it isn’t very risky• When apply for lice removal can cause irritation of the
skin
Benefits
• Very good treatment for lice ( 2-4 weeks full removal)• Bug extermination ( mostly mosquitoes ) • Bug sprays that don’t have any carcinogenic
Alternatives
• Resmethrin really is the alternative• In the chemical group pyrethoids it is in the first
generation making it much less toxic but much less effective
• Some safety precautions you could take would be to wear gloves and masks to lower the chances of the skin irritation and lung cancer