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Permethrin

City of Bremerton

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
2018ND70ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-0518-21044-43027ND
2018-06-0518-21120-43198ND
2018-06-0518-21053-43055ND
2018-09-1018-34876-70497ND
2018-12-0318-45125-92008ND
2018-12-0318-45125-92009ND
2018-12-0318-45125-92010ND
2019-03-0519-07964-16143ND