Abstract
The latest approach to control of midge larvae in drinking-water supplies is suppression of the planktonic 1st-stage larvae, by using 2 disinfectants, chloramine and copper sulfate. The median lethal concentration for 24-h exposure of the 1st-stage larvae of Chironomus luridus to chloramine and copper sulfate individually was 0.51 and 0.38 mg/liter, respectively. The increase of copper sulfate to 0.5 mg of copper per liter to water containing chloramine (0.5 mg/liter) created a synergistic reaction that resulted in 96% (±8% SD) mortality of the planktonic larvae. This treatment may serve as an effective control of 1st-stage larvae in municipal drinking-water supplies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 453-457 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Dec 1999 |
Keywords
- Chironomidae
- Chloramine
- Copper sulfate
- Midge control
- Water supply
