Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Permethrin

City of Jerome

Permethrin is an insecticide used on agricultural crops, but most uses are non-agricultural. It can be applied to residential areas to control mosquitoes and ticks and also used as a bug repellent on clothing, as well as medical applications to treat head lice. Long-term exposure to permethrin may harm the liver.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND70ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-09-1719-36920-71682ND
2020-01-3020-03786-7505ND
2020-01-3020-03786-7506ND
2020-02-1220-05359-10693ND
2020-03-0320-08300-16166ND
2020-03-0320-08300-16167ND
2020-03-0320-08300-16168ND
2020-03-0320-08300-16169ND