> In natural sunlight, the half-life of fluvalinate is typically 1 day (or
> less). But we are talking thin films here! Beeswax in a solar wax melter
> most often is too thick in wax to have any real breakdown of toxic
> effects.

Moreover, most solar melters employ ordinary window glass, which does not
transmit all the wavelenghts of sunlight, especially much of the UV
spectrum, which I suspect may be the active portion for the matter under
discussion here.

See http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/pubs/cbd/cbd060_e.html

allen

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