INSECTICIDES SOLD IN THE STREETS OF ADDIS ABABA FOR DOMESTIC USE AND THE POSSIBLE PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRACTICE

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Chemical analyses were performed to identify the insecticides sold in the streets of Addis Ababa by peddlers. Parat"'ion, a very toxic substance, and malathion, were identified in a number of the unlabelled liquid samples, while packages of powder bearing the lable "DDT" were confirmed to contain thu insecticide. Thu study assesses the possible hazards resulting from street vendors selling insecticides and living advice on their use and concludes that the practice u hazardous to the public.