Re: Metathion (fenitrothion)

["Jon Campbell" <jon@cqs.com>]

Joe,

      By doing an altavista search on fenitrothion, I came up with a number
of good references, among them an EPA website reference:

http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/op/primer.htm

Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph R Parrish Jr <JoeParrish@compuserve.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list DIOXIN-L <dioxin-l@essential.org>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 10:18 AM
Subject: Metathion (fenitrothion)


> We have an urgent request for information about metathion,
> generic name fenitrothion, with an LD50 in rats of 250mg/kg,
> a cholinesterase inhibitor similar to some types of nerve gases.
> This insecticide/pesticide is being sprayed at the present time
> over a huge population of over 6 million as a measure for
> inhibiting a mosquito suspected of carrying encephalitis
> in New York City.  What human side effects may be seen
> when this is used?  What toxicities and allergic responses
> have been observed?
> Thank you for your kind and prompt response.
> Sincerely,
> Joe Parrish
> NY/NJ Environmental Watch
> 300 East 56th Street
> New York, NY 10022
> JoeParrish@compuserve.com
> and
> 61 Broad Street
> Elizabeth, NJ 07201
> September 13,  1999
>
> Re:
> Woodruff, TJ / Kyle, AD / Bois, FY.   Dec 1994.   Evaluating health risks
> from occupational exposure to pesticides and the regulatory response.
> Environmental Health Perspectives.   102(12).   1088-1096.   None of the
> pesticides identified as priorities in this study has been found to meet
> current standards for review (though four have been canceled). Only three
> of the nine pesticides subjected to special review because of concerns
> about cancer resulted in additional protective provisions. For chronic
> effects, few reviews have been intiated and completed. Key risk reduction
> measures are based on acute risks. The proposed personal protective
> equipment requirements are generally tied to acute toxicity. This means
> that significant, preventable exposures to pesticides with chronic or
> cancer effects may occur without protection.
>