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Information on Bifenthrin

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Find information on the registration status, continuous evaluation and mitigation measures in California to regulate this active ingredient. An active ingredient is the chemical that makes a pesticide work on a target pest.

Active Ingredient: Bifenthrin
Type of Pesticide: Insecticide
California Registration: Yes
Products Registered
EPA Registration: Yes
Fumigant: No
California Restricted Material: No
Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC): Yes
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC): No
Potential Groundwater Contaminant: No
Reevaluation Status: Concluded
Chemical Class: Pyrethroid
DPR Chemical Code: 2300

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Documents

  • May 2017 - Modeling Bifenthrin Outdoor Uses in Residential Areas of California
  • July 2014 - Final Decision Concerning Reevaluation of Certain Pyrethroid Pesticide Products
  • March 1997 - Bifenthrin Risk Characterization Document (Termiticide Use) - English pdf  
  • February 1997 - Bifenthrin Risk Characterization Document (Greenhouse Use) - English pdf  

Historic Documents

  • April 2016 – Source Identification for Urban Pyrethroid Use in California: Bifenthrin in Placer County (Study 303)
  • California 2009 Urban Pesticide Use Pattern Study, Conducted by the Pyrethroid Working Group & Meta Research, Inc.
  • August 2001 – Final Report for the 1999 Propargite and Bifenthrin Air Monitoring (Appendices)
  • September 1997 – Bifenthrin Dislodgeable Foliar Residues Following Reduced-volume and Conventional Pesticide Applications in Greenhouses
  • March 1996 – Exposure Assessment Document (Greenhouse Use)
  • July 1995 – Exposure Assessment Document (Termiticide Use)
  • February 1991 – Risk Characterization Document (Use on Cotton)
  • January 1991 – Estimation of Daily Dermal Exposure and Absorbed Daily Dosage for Agricultural Workers Exposed to Bifenthrin in California Cotton Fields (Appendix B)
  • Reevaluation Notice
  • Summary Chart of Active Ingredient Specific Data Requirements
  • List of Products Included in Reevaluation
  • List of Documents Related to the Pyrethroid Reevaluation
  • Frequently Asked Questions
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