trains field staff (spray operators, inspectors etc.)

Resulting coatings are made by the accumulation of numerous sprayed particles.

Indoor residual spraying of DDT must be done by trained technicians.

Sound levels vary with the type of spraying equipment, the material being sprayed, and the operating parameters.

Consequently, Ecuador has asked its neighbouring Government of Colombia to suspend aerial spraying activities in a 10 kilometre strip north of our border.

The recommended dosage used for spraying is 1 2 grams (g) active ingredient per square meter (m²) of sprayed surface.

This is an iron, you know, for your clothes, to which I added a spraying mechanism, so you fill up the vial with your favorite scent, and your clothes will smell nicer, but hopefully it should also make the ironing experience more enjoyable.

A priority area is the development of new insecticide alternatives to DDT for use in indoor residual spraying.

For a majority of malaria endemic regions, the main group of alternative insecticides currently applied for indoor residual spraying are pyrethroids.

Of particular relevance, is the development of new insecticide substitutes for indoor residual spraying.

Ecuador therefore calls upon the United Nations system to promote a comprehensive, reliable and credible study on the actual impact of this spraying.

In practice, this is achieved by spraying or ponding the concrete surface with water, thereby protecting the concrete mass from ill effects of ambient conditions.

In areas with DDT resistance, residual spraying programmes can no longer rely on the use this insecticide.

Does the rights activist Marzouki , who two days ago was awarded the Chatham House prize , know that young men who have lost their sight due to shotgun shells fired by police?

Two main opportunities exist through which current reliance on DDT may be reduced in a sustainable manner, where DDT is currently used for indoor residual spray

Techniques such as geographical information systems, decision support systems, and mapping techniques present major opportunities for improving the selectivity and better targeting of residual insecticide application spraying.

Indoor residual spraying of insecticides has been found to be most effective in areas of relatively low or very seasonal malaria transmission (unstable malaria).

Vector control strategies in unstable malaria areas should focus on interrupting transmission, and for which indoor residual spraying is a proven and effective intervention.

The cost of indoor spraying could be very prohibitive where there is no pre existing programme infrastructure or where the targeted populations are spread over a wide geographical area.

Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) and materials if properly implemented and used, ITNs are as effective as residual spraying in preventing malaria and can be deployed in various epidemiological settings.

Egyptian riot police attacked the tent camp set up in Tahrir Square for a sit in that was started by many activists and protesters after yesterday's demonstration. Tear gas, rubber bullets and bird shots were used, injuring scores of people.

The average number of atoms ejected from the target per incident ion is called the sputter yield and depends on the ion incident angle, the energy of the ion, the masses of the ion and target atoms, and the surface binding energy of atoms in the target.

Just then she heard something splashing about in the pool a little way off, and she swam nearer to make out what it was at first she thought it must be a walrus or hippopotamus, but then she remembered how small she was now, and she soon made out that it was only a mouse that had slipped in like herself.

What highlighted these clashes was the use of shotgun shells by police against protesters. Ali Laarayedh, the Tunisian Minister of Interior, confirmed the police use of shotgun shells to face destruction and vandalism acts , he declared yesterday during a televised interview broadcast on state owned Al Wataniay TV 1.

Insecticides (adulticides) There is no new insecticide available or in the pipeline that could be used for residual spraying, and none is expected for the foreseeable future unless urgent action is taken.

Due to the shortage of available insecticides and the spread of insecticide resistance, the targeted use of DDT for residual spraying in rotation with other insecticides remains a viable option for resistance management until a new alternative to DDT and pyrethroids is found.

Results have been mixed while some studies indicate DDT operation could be cheaper in certain settings, other studies show that operational cost of indoor residual spraying programmes could easily cancel any such cost differences.

The agricultural use of DDT is now banned under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, but it is still used in some developing nations to prevent malaria and other tropical diseases by spraying on interior walls to kill or repel mosquitoes.