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IT is now well known that the effectiveness of insecticides absorbed by certain soils is much greater at high than at low humidity. Analytical results1–3 have shown that this is not due to an increase in concentration of the toxicant in the superficial layers of the soil.
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GEROLT, P. Influence of Relative Humidity on the Uptake of Insecticides from Residual Films. Nature 197, 721 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197721a0
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