Burning mosquito repellent is one way to repel mosquitoes in your room. The use of mosquito repellent in the country of Indonesia is often used by people with lower middle economic class because the price is affordable. Although not possible in some Asian countries, Africa and the United States that make the habit of using mosquito coils in a family.
For those of you who often use mosquito coils, is it safe to use? Because smoke produced from mosquito coils contains pollutants that can be a serious health problem. You should know some of the active ingredients of the mosquito repellent, one of which is DDVP (dichlorovynil dimetyl phosphate) which belongs to the first class toxin and its use has been banned in the world. In addition propoxur is a second type of toxin contained in the insect repellent in long-term use will menggannggu reproductive system. In addition there are several other substances such as transflutrin, bioallethrin, d-allethrin, cyphenothrin and praletrhin. Mosquito smoke can harm your health, especially if the room is filled with smoke.
The study found that lung damage caused by a mosquito coil was similar to that caused by 100 cigarettes. The presence of DDVP content (dichlorovynil dimetyl phosphate, a dangerous substance if continuously exposed in the long term will cause nerve damage, your breathing is disturbed and trigger cancer.In addition, the chemical content contained in the mosquito can make the enzyme activity down so that adverse effects on your liver and reproduction.When the use of mosquito repellent has become your need and your family.