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DDT-treatment of rivers for eradication of Simuliidae

J P McMAHON

    Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    |January 1, 1957
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    Abstract:

    This article describes how to estimate the discharge of water in rivers and streams by means of weirs, current meters and floats, and how to calculate and administer doses of DDT for the treatment of simuliid-infested waters.

    Keywords:
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