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 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. IF THEY LOOK CLOSELY, FROM THE ENDS OF
 BOTH WINGS, THEY WILL SEE SMALL AMOUNTS OF LIQUID BEING SPRAYED FROM
 BOOMS MOUNTED ON BOTH WINGS. INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND WOULD NOT
 FEEL ANY LIQUID FROM THE SPRAYING. THE SMALL AMOUNT OF LIQUID
 BREAKS DOWN INTO VERY FINE SMALL MOLECULAR DROPLETS WHICH ATTACH TO
 THE HAIRS ON THE EGGS OF THE FLIES AND MOSQUITOES AND KILLS THE IN-
 SECTS.
 Q20. IS THERE DANGER TO SMALL CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN, OR PETS?
 A20. NO. ONLY SAFE PRODUCTS ARE USED WHICH ARE APPROVED FOR AERIAL
 APPLICATION BY THE EPA.
 Q21. IF SOMEONE IS SPRAYED ACCIDENTALLY, WHAT SHOULD THEY DO?
 A21. FIRST, THEY SHOULD NOT WORRY BECAUSE THE CHEMICAL DOES NOT
 HARM HUMANS.  SECONDLY, IF THEY ARE CONCERNED, THEY MAY WANT TO
 BATHE AND WASH THEIR CLOTHES, ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT NECESSARY.  DI
 BROM 14 BREAKS DONW INTO NATURALLY OCCURRING COMPOUNDS IN 20 MIN-
UTES.
 Q22. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS IF SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY INHALES THE CHEM-
 ICAL?
 A22. NO SYMPTOMS ILL OCCUR. CHEMICALS SPRAYED FROM THE AIRCRAFT
 ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE TO HUMAN POPULATIONS.
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 Q22. IF THEY GO TO THE HOSPITAL, WILL THE AIR FORCE PAY THE BILL?
 A22. NO, BECAUSE THE CHEMICALS SPRAYED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ARE SAFE TO
 HUMANS ON THE GROUND.
 Q24. WHAT ARE THE LONG AND SHORT RANGE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS?
A 24. VERY LIITTLE. AT THE ULTRA-LOW VOLUME RATE, ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT
 OF CHEMICAL IS APPLIED PER ACRE. THE ONLY REAL EFFECT TO THE ENVIR-
 ONMENT WILL BE THAT THE VECTOR(TARGET INSECT) POPULATIONS WILL DROP
 DRASTICALLY WHICH IS OUR PURPOSE,
 Q25. WILL THE CHEMICAL KILL BIRDS' FISH' OR OTHER WILDLIFE?
 A25. NO, BUT DIBROM WILL KILL BEES IF NOT KEPT INSIDE THEIR HIVES
 DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS. HOWEVER, BEEKEEPING OPERATIONS IN SOUTH
 WEST ASIA ARE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT. -
 Q26. IF BIRDS OR BATS EAT INSECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN SPRAYED, ILL THIS
 KILL THEM?
 A26. NO, BUT THEY COULD NOT INGEST ENOUGH OF THE CHEMICAL TO HARM
 THEMSELVES.
 Q27. IF CHILDREN ACCIDENTALLY INGEST SOMETHING WHICH HAS BEEN SPRAY-
 ED WITH THE CHEMICAL WHAT WILL THIS DO TO THEM?
 A27. NOTHING. THE RATE OF THE CHEMICALS, (1 OUNCE PER ACRE), BEING
 USED IS SAFE TO HUMANS. ANYTHING INGESTED THAT WAS OUTDOORS DURING
 
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 THE SPRAY MISSION COULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPRAY RESIDUE ON IT TO BE
 HARMFUL TO ANY HUMAN OR SPECIES OF WILDLIFE.
 Q28. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE CHEMICAL GETS INTO WATER SUPPLY?
 A28. NOTHING. THE LOW RATE OF CHEMICAL SPRAYED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
 WOULD HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE WATER SUPPLY.
 Q29. WHAT ARE THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF DRINKING WATER WHICH HAS BEEN
 SPRAYED? 
 A29. NO ADVERSE OR HARMFUL EFFECTS WOULD OCCUR.
 Q10. WHAT ARE THE MAIN SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER IN THE AFFECTED
 AREA?
 A10. MAIN SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER IN THIS AREA ARE THE PERSIAN
 

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