Difference between pages "Barometer" and "Vaportape"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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An instrument used to measure [[atmospheric pressure]]. First invented in 1643 by Evangeliseta Torricele, a mercury barometer consists of a glass tube filled with mercury. Atmospheric pressure exerts a force on the mercury causing it to rise and fall with changes in the weather. Normal atmospheric pressure (1 atmosphere) is defined as 760 torrs or 760 millimeters of mercury.
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[Hercon Environmental] A registered trademark for a plastic strip [[insecticide|insecticide]] containing dichlorvos as the active ingredient. Vaportape® is a multilayer polyvinylchloride plastic strip that is impregnated with the insecticide dichlorvos. The dichlorvos slowly evaporates from the strips over a period of 3-4 months providing local area fumigation.  The strips are designed to kill flying insects such as boll weevils, moths, mosquitoes, and flies.  Dichlorvos is restricted for outdoor use only and the tape is the only method for dispensing allowed in the U.S. since 1995.
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See also [[dichlorvos|dichlorvos]], and [[Vapona|Vapona®]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
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Luftdruckmesser (Deut.); baromètre (Fr.);
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dichlorvos; vapor pest strip
  
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==Resources and Citations==
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== Risks ==
  
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* May corrode metal in confined spaces.
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* Skin contact is toxic
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* Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, ''A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques'', Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
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* Bayer Healthcare: [https://pestweb.com/assets/files/productdocuments/Vapona%20CONCENTRATE%20INSECTICIDE_us_v3.pdf SDS]
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
 
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
  
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==Resources and Citations==
  
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Hercon: [https://hercon.herculite.com/insecticides Insecticides]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:36, 23 June 2022

Description

[Hercon Environmental] A registered trademark for a plastic strip Insecticide containing dichlorvos as the active ingredient. Vaportape® is a multilayer polyvinylchloride plastic strip that is impregnated with the insecticide dichlorvos. The dichlorvos slowly evaporates from the strips over a period of 3-4 months providing local area fumigation. The strips are designed to kill flying insects such as boll weevils, moths, mosquitoes, and flies. Dichlorvos is restricted for outdoor use only and the tape is the only method for dispensing allowed in the U.S. since 1995.

See also Dichlorvos, and Vapona®.

Synonyms and Related Terms

dichlorvos; vapor pest strip

Risks

  • May corrode metal in confined spaces.
  • Skin contact is toxic
  • Bayer Healthcare: SDS

Resources and Citations

Hercon: Insecticides

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