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. 2020 Mar 17;17(6):1970. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17061970

Table 3.

The most used ingredient by product type.

Categories No. of Product No. of Ingredient Most Used Ingredient CAS Amount (%)
Total 989 171 Deltamethrin 52918-63-5 0.01–25
Pesticide
  Pyrethroid 399 30 Deltamethrin 52918-63-5 0.01–25
  Carbamate 8 4 Propoxur 114-26-1 N/A 1
  Pyrazole 17 2 Fipronil 120068-37-3 0.03–4.24
  Organophosphorus 83 8 Chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2 0.6–10
  Biological pesticide 7 2 Bacillus thuringiensis 68038-71-1 0.28–35
  Neonicotinoid 29 4 Imidacloprid 138261-41-3 0.03–4
  Trifluoromethyl amino-hydrazone 21 1 Hydramethylnon 67485-29-4 1–2
  Benzonylphenylurea 33 5 Diflubenzuron 35367-38-5 2
  Juvenile hormone mimic series 17 2 S-methoprene 65733-16-6 0.5
Disinfectant
  Chlorine series 74 1 Sodium hypochlorite 7681-52-9 100
  Alcohol series 11 2 Ethyl alcohol 64-17-5 59–83
  Peroxy acid compounds 16 1 Peroxyacetic acid 79-21-0 N/A 1
  Quaternary ammonium
compounds
75 10 Benzethonium chloride 121-54-0 0.05–50
  Acid anionic series 12 2 Citric acid 77-92-9 0.15–40
Rodenticide
  Coumarin anticoagulant 62 5 Flocoumafen 90035-08-8 0.005–0.75
  Alcohol series 1 1 Ethyl alcohol 64-17-5 <5.0
Repellent
  Pyrethroid 2 1 Permethrin 52645-53-1 0.25
  Other 2 22 3 DEET 134-62-3 7–10.40

1 N/A: Not available 2 Other includes DEET, Icaridin, Clove oil and are repellent for flies, mosquitoes, bedbugs and iron flies.