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Table 1 Selected biocidal active ingredient attributed to field of application

From: Consumer exposure to biocides - identification of relevant sources and evaluation of possible health effects

CAS

EC

Name

Disinfectants

Preservatives

Insecticides, repellents

67-63-0

200-661-7

2-Propanol

x

  

68391-01-5

269-919-4

Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides (QAC)

x

x

 

7681-52-9

231-668-3

Sodium hypochlorite

x

  

2893-78-9

220-767-7

Sodium dichloroisocyanurate

x

  

87-90-1

201-782-8

Trichloroisocyanuric acid

x

  

7722-84-1

231-765-0

Hydrogen peroxide

x

  

3380-34-5

222-182-2

Triclosan

x

x

 

50-00-0

200-001-8

Formaldehyde

x

x

 

111-30-8

203-856-5

Glutardialdehyde

x

x

 

65-85-0

200-618-2

Benzoic acid

x

x

 

55965-84-9

mixture

mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazolin-3-one (CMI/MI)

x

x

 

2634-33-5

220-120-9

1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one

x

x

 

52-51-7

200-143-0

Bronopol

x

x

 

122-99-6

204-589-7

2-Phenoxyethanol

x

x

 

79-07-2

201-174-2

Chloroacetamide

x

x

 

119515-38-7

423-210-8

Icaridin

  

x

23031-36-9

245-387-9

Prallethrin

  

x

2921-88-2

220-864-4

Chlorpyrifos

  

x

62-73-7

200-547-7

Dichlorvos

  

x

14816-18-3

238-887-3

Phoxim

  

x