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Human Health and Environmental Relative Risks of WNV Mosquito Control Products

Appendix VII. Relative Risks

Acronyms for Relative Risks Tables

Acronym

Definition

CW

Cold water fish

EM

Estraine and marine species

INV

Freshwater invertebrates

LC 50

Median Lethal dose

Mal

Malathion

mg/A

milligrams compound per acre

modExp

Modified exposure factor (mg/A)

modMOE

Modified Margin of Exposure

modRQ

Modified Risk Quotient

Nal

Naled

NOAEL

No Observable Adverse Effect Level

Per

Permethrin

Phe

D-phenothrin (sumithrin)

Res

Resmethrin

WW

Warm Water fish

 

Appendix VII. Table 1 Relative Risks Mammals

Compound

mod EXP (mg/A)

NOAEL ( mg/kg/day)

modMOE (NOAEL/modExp)

Malathion

272155.00

50.00000

0.00018

Naled

45359.00

1.00000

0.00002

Permethrin

3175.00

20.00000

0.00630

Phenothrin

1587.00

63.00000

0.03970

Resmethrin

3175.00

80.00000

0.02520

Appendix VII. Table 2. Relative risks: Adulticides

Compound Organisms

Toxicity LC 50 (ppb; ug/L)

ModExp (mg/A)

ModRQ (mg/A / LC 50)

Malathion

Warm Water Fish

14

272155

19440

Cold Water Fish

4

272155

68039

Estuarine Marine Species

1

272155

272155

Invertebrates

0.5

272155

544310

Naled

Warm Water Fish

710

45359

64

Cold Water Fish

87

45359

521

Estuarine Marine Species

8.8

45359

5154

Invertebrates

0.3

45359

151197

Permethrin

Warm Water Fish

0.9

3175

3528

Cold Water Fish

1.5

3175

2117

Estuarine Marine Species

0.02

3175

158750

Invertebrates

0.039

3175

81410

Phenothrin

Warm Water Fish

0.25

1587

6348

Cold Water Fish

17

1587

93

Estuarine Marine Species

120

1587

13

Invertebrates Phenothrin

25000

1587

0

Resmethrin

Warm Water Fish

0.513

3175

6189

Cold Water Fish Resmethrin

0.28

3175

11339

Estuarine Marine Species Resmethrin

1.25

3175

2540

Invertebrates Resmethrin

2.4

3175

1323

Appendix VII. Table 3. Relative Risks Birds

Compound

mod EXP ( mg/A)

LC 50 ( ppm diet)

ModRQ (mg/A / LC 50)

Malathion

272155

2639

103

Naled

45359

1327

34

Permethrin

3175

10000

0

Phenothrin

1587

5620

0

Resmethrin

3175

5000

1

Appendix VII. Table 4. Relative Risk for Aquatic Species Larvicides

Compound Organism

LC 50 (ppb; ug/L)

ECC (ppb; ug/L)

Mod RQ

Methoprene

Warm Water Fish

370

4

0.011

Cold Water Fish

760

4

0.005

Estuarine/Marine

110

4

0.036

Invertebrates

89

4

0.044

Temephos

Warm Water Fish

10000

366

0.036

Cold Water Fish

1279

366

0.286

Estuarine/Marine

5.3

366

69.06

Invertebrates

10

366

36.6

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