A COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMME TO REDUCE INSECTICIDE EXPOSURE FROM INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING IN LIMPOPO, SOUTH AFRICA

A community-based education programme to reduce insecticide exposure from indoor residual spraying in Limpopo, South Africa

Abstract Background Indoor residual spraying (IRS), the coating of interior walls of houses with insecticides, is common in malaria-endemic areas.While important in malaria control, Collections IRS potentially exposes residents to harmful insecticides.The World Health Organization recommends steps to minimize exposure; however, no programme has foc

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Phosphorus, carbon and nitrogen enrichment during sedimentation in a seasonally anoxic lake (Lake Lugano, Switzerland)

Sedimentation fluxes of major nutrients are investigated during 1996 and 1997 at three different depths Collections and two locations in eutrophic southern basin of Lake Lugano (Switzerland).Horizontal differences between the two sites are on the order of 10-40% (but can exceed 50%), whereas differences related to interannual oscillations range bet

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