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Permethrin Public Comment US EPA September 26, 2006

Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance Report

Contact Information
Arizona Department of Health Services
Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance and Reporting Program

Arizona Department of Health Services
Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance and Reporting Program
3815 North Black Canyon Highway
Phoenix, Arizona 85015 USA

Phone: 602-230-5865 or 800-367-6412
Send Report To:
Health care professionals and poison control centers must report all pesticide poisoning cases to the Arizona Department of Health Services using a Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance Report. Individuals may also submit a report.
Links: Official Instructions   Law

Permethrin is a Pyrethroid compound.Symptoms of Poisoning with Pyrethroid Compounds

- Irritation of skin and eyes.
- Irritability to sound or touch, abnormal facial sensation, sensation of prickling, tingling or creeping on skin, numbness.
- Headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive salivation, fatigue.
- In severe cases: fluid in the lungs and muscle twitching may develop. Seizures may occur and are more common with more toxic cyano-pyrethroids.

Source for Group Symptoms: Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisoning, 5th edition, U.S. EPA, Chapter 8.

Treatment for Pyrethroid Poisoning

See: Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisoning, 5th edition, U.S. EPA, Chapter 8, page 88.

Product Identification for Kontrol 30-30-concentrate from PAN Pesticides Database

http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Product.jsp?REG_NR=07374800005&DIST_NR=073748


Permethrin Fact sheet USEPA
epa.gov

Kontrol 30 30 MSDS
maricopa.gov

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