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. 2020 Feb 28;9(2):e16448. doi: 10.2196/16448

Table 2.

List of active ingredients to be prioritized for exposure assessment by biological monitoring.

Pesticide Biomarker Specificity
Chlorpyrifos TCPyra Semispecificb
Chlorpyrifos-methyl TCPyr Semispecificb
Cypermethrin DCVAc Semispecificd
Deltamethrin 3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethyl-(1-cyclopropane)carboxylic acid Specific
Glyphosate Glyphosate Specific
Pirimicarb 5,6-dimethyl-2-(methylamino)pyrimidin-4-ol Specific
Lambda-Cyhalothrin CFVAe Semispecificf
Bifenthrin CFVA Semispecificf
Mancozeb, Maneb, and others Ethylenethiourea Generic
Chlormequat chloride Chlormequat Specific
Fluroxypyr Fluroxypyr Specific
Cyfluthrin DCVA Semispecificd
2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid Specific
Acetamiprid n-Desmethyl Acetamiprid Specific

aTCPyr: 3,5,6-Trichloropyridinol.

bSpecific to chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl.

cDCVA: cis and trans isomers of 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid.

dSpecific to permethrin, cyfluthrin, and cypermethrin (and isomers).

eCFVA: cis-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylic acid.

fSpecific to lambda-cyhalothrin and bifenthrin.