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Table 5 Home used insecticides

From: Maternal pesticide exposure and child neuro-development among smallholder tomato farmers in the southern corridor of Tanzania

Insecticide Name

Active ingredient

WHO toxic Class

Number

Percentage

X-pel

Citrepel, Pyrethrins

II

46

37

Rungu insect killer

Permethrin

II

28

22.6

Mosquitoes mat

DEET(N,N-Diethyl-3methylbenzamide)

III

14

11.3

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Lambda cyhalothrin

II

8

6.45

Nuvan

Dichlorvos (DDVP)

II

19

15.3

Raticide

Chlorophacinone

II

9

7.26

  

Total

124

100