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. 2022 Jun 14;27:25. doi: 10.1265/ehpm.21-00037

Table 1.

Pyrethroid (PYR) exposure markers, selected pesticides, and the uses.

Exposure markers in urine
(abbreviation)
Pyrethroids
(examples)
Agricultural use Hygienic use
3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3PBA) Cyhalothrin X  
Cypermethrin X  
Esfenvalerate X  
Fenpropathrin X  
Ethofenprox X  
Permethrin X X
Phenothrin   X
Tralomethrin X  

4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzoic acid (FPBA) Cyfluthrin X  

1R-trans-chrysanthemum dicarboxylic acid (CDCA) Allethrin X X
Imiprothrin   X
Tetramethrin   X
Prallethrin   X
Resmethrin   X

cis-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (DBCA) Tralomethrin X  

cis- and trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (DCCA) Transfluthrin   X
Permethrin X X
Cypermethrin X  
Cyfluthrin X  

4-methyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl alcohol (CH3-FB-Al) Profluthrin   X

4-methoxymethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl alcohol (CH3OCH2-FB-Al) Metofluthrin   X

2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl alcohol (FB-Al) Transfluthrin   X

2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-benzenedimethanol (HOCH2-FB-Al) Metofluthrin   X
Profluthrin   X