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. 1979;57(4):619–623.

Aircraft disinsecting: the effectiveness of Freon-based and water-based phenothrin and permethrin aerosols*

W N Sullivan, B M Cawley, M S Schechter, N O Morgan, R Pal
PMCID: PMC2395837  PMID: 316739

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 m3 was 100% effective against caged mosquitos and flies. The flammability hazard of the sprays from water-based hydrocarbon aerosols was evaluated.

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