Propoxur

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It's called propoxur, a fast-acting insecticide used to kill fleas and ticks on pets, ants, etc., but it's not approved by EPA as an indoor residential spray. ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

Click here to send a letter to PETCO Chair Brian Devine, PETCO CEO James M. Myers and PetSmart CEO Robert F. Moran, asking them not to sell dangerous flea products, especially flea collars with two pesticides called propoxur and tetrachlorvinphos. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are other chemicals besides DDT that control bedbugs such as propoxur, but in 2007 the EPA banned it for indoor use. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But the World Health Organization reports that "propoxur is not considered mutagenic, embryotoxic, or teratogenic WHO, 2003." ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

And according to the CDC, "propoxur does not accumulate in blood or tissues and is eliminated rapidly from the body." ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

In 2007 EPA accepted voluntary withdrawal of "all indoor spray uses for propoxur that may result in non-occupational exposure for children pdf," given that even low exposures have been linked to brain development problems in kids. ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

The State House of Representatives has passed a resolution, by a vote of 97-0, asking Congress to urge EPA to approve an emergency exemption for propoxur. ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

While the state had previously been granted exemptions to use propoxur sprays indoors, last year EPA turned an exemption down due to concern that children's exposures would be "too high -- far too high -- and potentially expose children to nervous-system damage" given current formulations and intended-use plans. ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

And U.S. Representative Jean Schmidt R-OH has introduced legislation that would force EPA to allow Ohio to use propoxur indoors. ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

So there's not a universal consensus that the propoxur spray ban is called for. ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

Officials in Ohio have asked the EPA to reconsider its ban on the indoor use of the propoxur, a neurotoxic pesticide that is effective against bed bugs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Officials in Ohio, which has some of the worst infestations, have asked the EPA to reconsider its ban on the indoor use of propoxur, a neurotoxic pesticide that is effective against bedbugs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Though propoxur is still used in pet collars, it is banned for use in homes because of the risk of nausea, dizziness and blurred vision in children. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ohio authorities, struggling against widespread infestations in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and other cities, are pleading with EPA to approve the indoor use of the pesticide propoxur, which the agency considers a probable carcinogen and banned for in-home use in 2007. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She said other scientists who have studied the bedbug problem are not eager to see propoxur released in homes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Christman said other in-home pesticides aren't as lethal as propoxur, requiring several treatments that can push extermination costs to $500 or $1,500, depending on the size of a home. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The re-evaluations led to the restrictions on propoxur and other pesticides. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The numbers for propoxur flea collars were even worse: all of the dogs (including mine) had residues on fur posing a neurological risk to toddlers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

* Suitable insecticidal dusts for body louse control are permethrin (0.5%), temephos (2%), propoxur (1%) and carbaryl (5%). ❋ Unknown (1997)

Carbaryl and propoxur are probably the bestknown carbamates. ❋ Unknown (1981)

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