Evaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by d-phenothrin, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide used primarily for the household control of head lice and other insects and for the treatment of stored grain. The opening sections review available data on worldwide industrial production and use and summarize studies conducted to assess residues in stored grain. A section devoted to the behaviour of d-phenothrin in the environment concentrates on investigations of photodegradation and transport, concluding that photodegradation ...