Acrolein for the Control of Water Weeds and Disease-Carrying Water Snails
- 6 February 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 129 (3345) , 335-336
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.129.3345.335
Abstract
Injection of the biocide acrolein into irrigation canals killed submersed weeds, thereby reducing flow resistance and increasing capacity. In a 20-mile canal, 150 gallons raised throughput from 311 to 552 ft2/sec. Acrolein also effectively eradicated aquatic snails; it promises to become a useful tool in the battle against Schistosoma blood flukes.Keywords
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