title: Aircraft disinsecting: the effectiveness of Freon-based and water-based phenothrin and permethrin aerosols.
abstract: In Miami, Florida, USA, passenger compartments of jet aircraft were disinsected at "blocks away". An application of a 20 g/litre Freon-based or water-based permethrin formulation at 35 mg of aerosol per 100 m(3) was 100% effective against caged mosquitos and flies. The flammability hazard of the sprays from water-based hydrocarbon aerosols was evaluated.
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000401:Aircraft; D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004782:Environmental Health; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane; D003521:Cyclopropanes