Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
bifenthrin
CAS # 82657-04-3
Alternative Name
(2-methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl)methyl (1R,3R)-rel-3-[(1Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propen-1-yl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate
Categories*
Household product ingredient
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Brander SM, He G, Smalling KL, Denison MS, Cherr GN. 2012. The in vivo estrogenic and in vitro anti-estrogenic activity of permethrin and bifenthrin. Environ Toxicol Chem 31(12):2848-2855.
Orton F, Rosivatz E, Scholze M, Kortenkamp A. 2011. Widely used pesticides with previously unknown endocrine activity revealed as in vitro antiandrogens. Environ Health Perspect 119(6):794-800.
*Category References
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (CPCN).
US Dept of Health & Human Services. Household Products Database.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.