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Human Health and Environmental Relative Risks of WNV Mosquito Control Products

Appendix V. Environmental Fate

Appendix V. Table 1. Mosquito Adulticides; Environmental Fate

AI

CAS #

T 1/2 soil

T 1/2 Water

Solubility water (ppm)

Koc

Vapor Pressure

Malathion

121-75-5

6 - 25 hrs dependent on soil type (58)

pH (57) T 1/2
5 107 D
7 6.2 D
9 .0.5 D

145 (25 C) (58)

405 (57)

5.3 x 10 -3 Pa (30 C) (58)

Naled (Dibrom)

300-76-5

< 1 day

Rapid hydrolysis to the active agent DDVP (58) (about 2 days)

2000 (20 C) (58)

108 (58)

0.27 Pa (20 C) (58)

Permethrin

52645-53-1

Sandy Loam Soil (58)

Isomer T1/2
1 R cis 6 D
1 S cis 6 D
1 R trans 4 D
1 S trans 2.5 D

Readily hydrolyzed (58)

0.2 (30 C) (58)

High (58)

7 x 10 -5 Pa (20 C) (58)

Phenothrin (Sumithrin)

26002-80-2

Isomer T 1/2 (58)
trans 1-2(aerobic)
2-4W (anaerobic)
cis 1-2 (anaerobic)

Sensitive to light (58)

0.01 (25 C) (58)

51,000 (est) (58)

1.9 x 10 -5 Pa (21.4 C) (58)

Resmethrin

10453-86-8

Rapid, strongly adsorbed to soil (58)

Sensitive to oxidation (58)

0.038 (25 C) (58)

11, 000 (est) (58)

< 1 x 10 -5 Pa (25 C) (58)

PBO

26002-80-2

Mobile in sandy soils T 1./2 14 days (aerobic) (58)

Stable pH 5, 7, and 9 labile in sunlight T 1/2 8.4 hrs (58)

14.3 ppm (25 C) (58)

399 -830 (58)

2.0 x 10 -5 Pa (60 C) (58)

 

Appendix V. Table 2. Mosquito Larvicides; Environmental Fate

AI

T 1/2 soil

T 1/2 Water

Solubility water (ppm)

Koc

Vapor Pressure

Bti (1)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

B. sphaericus (2)

         

Methoprene (3)

10 - 14 Days (64)

< 7 days  (64) < 2 days (41)

1390 ug/L (64) 515 ug/L (41)

--

2.37 x 10 -5 mmHg at 25_C (64)

POE MMF (5)

B

stable (64)

Average persistence 5-14 days under standard use conditions (34)

< 2500 ug/l (64)

--

< 1 mmHg (64)

Temephos (Abate) (4)

17 - 29 days (64, 4)

essentially immobile in soils (33)

15 days (64,4)

30 ug/L at 25_C (64,4)

0.27 mg/L at 20_C (33)

4.91 (log K oc ) (64,4)

8969 - 41614 (33)

7.17 x 10-8 mmHg at 25_C (64,4)

8.62 x 10 -10 mmHg (25_C) (= 1.15 x 10 -7 Pa) (33)

NEXT: Appendix VI: Use Directions and Estimated modExposures

 

 

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