Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Permethrin

Schuylkill County. Municipal Authority

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.

 

14

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
2019ND140ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-134197494ND
2019-02-134197518ND
2019-02-144199172ND
2019-02-144199168ND
2019-07-104349509ND
2019-07-104349510ND
2019-07-104349511ND
2019-08-284403456ND
2019-08-284403339ND
2019-08-284403522ND
2019-08-284403526ND
2019-11-044477142ND
2019-11-044477146ND
2019-11-044477150ND