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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2013 Oct 3;61:57–63. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.007

Table 5.

Summary statistics for pyrethroid concentrations (ng/g) in dust from multiple studies.

Pyrethroid (ng/g) cis-Permethrin trans-Permethrin Cypermethrin Deltamethrin Esfenvalerate Resmethrin







Study Year N %D 50th 95th Max % 50th 95th Max %D 50th 95th Max %D 50th 95th Max %D 50th 95th Max %D 50th 95th Max
MICASA, Farmworker Families, Mendota, CA 2009 55 67 244 755 1410 67 172 421 1737 52 186 7036 15059 20 <LOD 385 701 44 <LOD 454 585 29 <LOD 261 964
Urban & Rural CA, Quirós-Alcalá et al. (2011) 2006
  Oakland 13 100 291 21600 26700 100 504 36400 46800 64 587 5990 13100 12 <LOD 13000 16300 ND
  Salinas 15 100 568 5930 6300 100 952 9170 9690 55 230 4540 13500 17 <LOD 3780 5590 3 <LOD <LOD 67
Davis, CA Apartments, Hwang et al. (2008) 2004 11 91 52 319a NR 91 126 680a NR 91 177 1033a NR
Farmworker Families, Salinas, Bradman et al. (2007) 2002 20 100 210 NR 2900 100 570 NR 5800 40 100 NR 1500 5 <LOD NR 560 5 <LOD NR 50 ND
Urban Public Housing, Boston, Julien et al. (2008) 2002–2003 35 100b 920b NR 13100b 60 300 NR 5200 9 <LOD NR 7000 29 <LOD NR 1200 ND
Ohio Preschool Children - homes, Morgan et al. (2007) 2001 120 100 470 7630 79600 100 344 9210 78800
Ohio & N. Carolina Homes & Daycares, Starr et al. (2008) 2000–2001 85 100 666 14122 30553 100 711 11980 30420 34 <LOD 1571 6492 5 <LOD <LOD 2503 8 <LOD 60 943
National Cancer Institute, Colt et al. (2004) 1999–2001 513 72 337c NR NR 74 517c NR NR
Cape Cod, MA Homes, Rudel et al. (2003) 1999–2001 119 45 <LOD NR 61900 53 387 NR 98000 5 <LOD NR 172000
a

90th percentiles reported.

b

Total permethrin reported.

c

Geometric mean reported.