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Introduction Mosquitoes are the principle vector of the West Nile Virus (WNV) which causes infections in humans and animals and has emerged as a public health threat throughout Long Island, NY. The WNV was first detected among birds and mosquitoes by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) in 2000. In response to the public health concern, the USGS in cooperation with the SCDHS, began a 3-year study in 2002 to sample surface waters in selected wetlands for insecticides which were sprayed seasonally from a truck or helicopter as part of the county's vector-control program. These insecticides include Altosid (methoprene) and Scourge [1:3 ratio of resmethrin and piperonyl butoxide (PBO)]. Methoprene...
Categories: Data,
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Types: Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Coastal Science,
Coastal Science,
Cooperative Water Program,
Ecological Assessment of Human and Natural Impacts,
Ecological Assessment of Human and Natural Impacts, All tags...
Ecological Assessment of Human and Natural Impacts,
Ecosystem Health,
Ecosystem Health,
Focused Assessments,
Focused Assessments,
Focused Assessments,
Micropollutants,
Micropollutants,
Micropollutants,
New York,
Sediment,
Sediment,
Sediment,
Suffolk County,
Surface-Water Quality Monitoring,
Surface-Water Quality Monitoring,
Surface-Water-Quality Monitoring,
USGS New York Water Science Center,
WSC,
Water Quality,
Water Quality,
Water Quality,
Water quality,
Wetlands,
Wetlands,
Wetlands, Fewer tags
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