Cypermethrin
CAS: 52315-07-8 | Type: insecticide
Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Moderate
Risk (Dogs)Low
Risk (Cats)Extreme
Regulatory Status
SummaryEPA CTX / EPA OPP: Group C Possible Human Carcinogen
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaC22H19Cl2NO3
Molecular Weight416.3
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- US EPA Pyrethroid Reregistration Eligibility Decision — cypermethrin/deltamethrin/lambda-cyhalothrin/bifenthrin/cyfluthrin/fenvalerate/tau-fluvalinate/fenpropathrin; type I/II classification; aquatic toxicity; cat sensitivity; sodium channel mechanism; human paresthesia; buffer zones (2011) REGULATORY · 2011
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Pyrethroid Toxicosis in Cats and Dogs — type I vs type II CS/T syndromes; extreme cat sensitivity (sodium channel/UGT deficiency); bathing decontamination; methocarbamol tremor control; cyproheptadine; lipid emulsion severe cases (2023) VETERINARY · 2023
- Cypermethrin | CASRN 52315-07-8 | DTXSID1023998 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- 2021 Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides | US EPA REGULATORY
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 2912) PUBCHEM
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- Toxicological Profile for Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids (ATSDR, September 2003) ASSESSMENT
- EPA ToxRefDB 3.0 point-of-departure release (pod.csv) DATABASE
- PubChem computed properties for CID 2912 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look EPA ECOTOX Knowledgebase ASCII release ecotox_ascii_09_15_2026 DATABASE
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 2912; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- 40 CFR Part 180 (eCFR text as of 24 September 2026): § 180.418 Cypermethrin and isomers alpha-cypermethrin and zeta-cypermethrin; tolerances for residues. REGULATORY
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID1023998 (Cypermethrin) REFERENCE
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 2912 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- Evaluating Pesticides for Carcinogenic Potential | US EPA REGULATORY
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