Pyrethroid pesticide residues in the global environment: An overview

W Tang, DI Wang, J Wang, Z Wu, L Li, M Huang, S Xu… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Pyrethroids are synthetic organic insecticides with low mammalian toxicity that are widely
used in both rural and urban areas worldwide. After entering the natural environment …

Current research on the safety of pyrethroids used as insecticides

A Chrustek, I Hołyńska-Iwan, I Dziembowska… - Medicina, 2018 - mdpi.com
Pyrethroids are synthetic derivatives of natural pyrethrins extracted from Chrysanthemum
cinerariaefolium. They are 2250 times more toxic to insects than to vertebrates due to …

Insight into microbial applications for the biodegradation of pyrethroid insecticides

P Bhatt, Y Huang, H Zhan, S Chen - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pyrethroids are broad-spectrum insecticides and presence of chiral carbon differentiates
among various forms of pyrethroids. Microbial approaches have emerged as a popular …

Pyrethroids: exposure and health effects–an update

AM Saillenfait, D Ndiaye, JP Sabaté - International journal of hygiene and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Synthetic pyrethroids are present in numerous commercial insecticide formulations and
have extensive indoor and outdoor applications worldwide, including agricultural, public …

New insights into the microbial degradation and catalytic mechanism of synthetic pyrethroids

H Zhan, Y Huang, Z Lin, P Bhatt, S Chen - Environmental Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The significant applications of pyrethroid insecticides in agro-ecosystem and household
environments have raised serious environmental concerns. Environmental bioremediation …

Adverse effects of pesticides on the functions of immune system

GH Lee, KC Choi - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides are chemical substances used to kill unwanted fungi, weeds and insects. In many
countries, there is currently concern regarding the adverse effects of pesticides on health. It …

Pyrethroid based pesticides–chemical and biological aspects

AR Ravula, S Yenugu - Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Human and animal welfare primarily depends on the availability of food and surrounding
environment. Over a century and half, the quest to identify agents that can enhance food …

Chronic effects of organic pesticides on the aquatic environment and human health: A review

MA Islam, SMN Amin, MA Rahman, AS Juraimi… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aquatic environment could be termed as the intercommunicating arrangement of water,
sediment and biota that provide food for humanity. Aquatic environments have deteriorated …

[HTML][HTML] Pyrethroid pesticides: An overview on classification, toxicological assessment and monitoring

A Ahamad, J Kumar - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrethroid pesticides are one of the most important groups of pesticides used to reduce the
pest population that cause farmers significant economic loss. Apart from that, it is widely …

Synthesis, insecticidal activity, resistance, photodegradation and toxicity of pyrethroids (A review)

Q Zhu, Y Yang, Y Zhong, Z Lao, P O'Neill, D Hong… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Pyrethroids are a class of highly effective, broad-spectrum, less toxic, biodegradable
synthetic pesticides. However, despite the extremely wide application of pyrethroids, there …