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BunsenBurner
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 01:32:55 +0000

The active ingredient that repels mosquitoes is allethrin. Health hazards of exposure to it in humans are apparently not well-studied, but there are animal studies suggesting it is not a good thing to inhale. Like this one:

PubMed Central (PMC)

Biochemical and histological alterations induced by the smoke of allethrin...

Mosquito coil (MC) emits insecticide upon burning which provides limited protection against lethal mosquito borne diseases. However, apart from killing the insect, toxicities associated with the inhalation of these insecticides poses severe health...

Also, a review of its toxicities:

http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/allethri.htm

My take on this (and I’m not a toxicologist!) is that occasional use away from food and drink is OK because the pesticide is probably emitted from the device in very tiny quantities resulting in very low exposure to the human users. But please be careful around fish and pets.