Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Permethrin

Pa-american Water-brownsville

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
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-08-1445844401ND
2019-08-1445844501ND
2019-11-0447374301ND
2019-11-0447374401ND
2020-02-0548505401ND
2020-02-0548505501ND
2020-05-0449921701ND
2020-05-0449921801ND