Exterminate Dengue
One of the dengue eradication campaign materials are sowing abate powder to the drinking-water reservoirs. Secure is this action?
Abate is the trade name of the temephos, the class of organophosphate insecticide used to combat mosquito larvae. Its use in drinking water reservoirs has been declared safe by WHO and several state health departments.
Some reasons why abate considered safe for the body include:
In the experiment, a new male rats will die if you eat abate by 8, 6 g abate / kg body weight. In humans who have a body weight of 10 kg (average adult 50 kg) may only be passed if consume 86 grams abate.
Abate the dose required to kill mosquito larvae in drinking water is 10 grams to 100 liters of water. To achieve the levels of 86 g abate, it takes 860 liters of water.
So, a person weighing 10 kg (toddler) will die if you eat as much as 860 liters of water containing abate with dose according the manufacturer's instructions.
And fortunately again, not like DDT (dichloro diphenyl tetrachloroethane), abate not accumulate in the body.
Actually, once sown, will soon abate powder stuck to the wall of the water reservoir, so the water levels in the lower than in the wall of the water reservoir. Tempelnya power can last 2 to 3 months.
Abate should only be applied to the water storage container that is difficult and rarely drained. In the water reservoir could be drained once a week, do not need to be abate, because mosquito larvae are also killed when draining trigger (development from egg to adult mosquito takes about 9 days).
And fortunately again, not like DDT (dichloro diphenyl tetrachloroethane), abate not accumulate in the body.
Actually, once sown, will soon abate powder stuck to the wall of the water reservoir, so the water levels in the lower than in the wall of the water reservoir. Power abate powder can stick to 2 to 3 months.
Can we put abate in plastic bag and then this abate bag was made small hole and then dip to wayer.
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