CAS: 1189662-83-6

Fenthion-d6 is a pesticide that belongs to the class of pyrethroid pesticides. It is used in agricultural and veterinary medicine as an insecticide. Fenthion-d6 has been shown to have a low toxic effect on mammals, with a lethal dose of 2,000 mg/kg. It has been detected in surface water at concentrations up to 6 μg/L, which is below the maximum concentration limit (MCL) of 10 μg/L. Fenthion-d6 has also been detected in foodstuffs such as fructus (1-10 μg/kg), milk (0.01-0.04 μg/kg), and meat (0.01-0.02 μg/kg). The main metabolite of this pesticide is fenthionol, which can be used for monitoring purposes by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry or electron capture detection methods. END>

Applications Labelled Fenthion, an organothiophosphate insecticide. Fenthion is also a potent acaricide. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package References Pati, B.R. et al.: Plant Soil, 80, 215 (1984); Barros, A.T. et al.: Vet. Parasitol., 96, 243 (2001); Kyriakidis, N.V. et al.: Food Chem., 91, 241 (2005);