Effects of Ddt and Other Insecticides on Fish and Wildlife: Summary of Investigations During 1947 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Linduska, Joseph P.

 
9780243903696: Effects of Ddt and Other Insecticides on Fish and Wildlife: Summary of Investigations During 1947 (Classic Reprint)

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During 1947 studies were con ducted in several western forest areas during which ddt in quan tities of 1 to 10 pounds to an acre and the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride in quantities of 1 and 2 pounds to an acre were ap plied by airplane. The Size of treated areas varied from small experimental plots of 25 acres to one that included more than 400, 000 acres. An experimental aerial treatment of a forest area near Beltsville, Md., was made, using a dosage of 5 pounds of ddt to an acre; and a 1-mile section of a West Virginia bass stream was treated experimentally with a dosage of 1 pound of ddt to an acre.

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During 1947 studies were con ducted in several western forest areas during which ddt in quan tities of 1 to 10 pounds to an acre and the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride in quantities of 1 and 2 pounds to an acre were ap plied by airplane. The Size of treated areas varied from small experimental plots of 25 acres to one that included more than 400, 000 acres. An experimental aerial treatment of a forest area near Beltsville, Md., was made, using a dosage of 5 pounds of ddt to an acre; and a 1-mile section of a West Virginia bass stream was treated experimentally with a dosage of 1 pound of ddt to an acre.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Effects of Ddt and Other Insecticides on Fish and Wildlife: Summary of Investigations During 1947

In May and June 1947 about acres of forest land near Moscow in northern Idaho were treated for control of the Douglas fir tussock moth. Ddt in oil, in a dosage of 1 pound of the toxicant to an acre, was applied by airplane. Follow-up studies were made of the effects on fishes, birds, and mammals.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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9780666607362: Effects of Ddt and Other Insecticides on Fish and Wildlife: Summary of Investigations During 1947 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10:  0666607362 ISBN 13:  9780666607362
Editorial: Forgotten Books, 2018
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