Research on the Wettability of Plastic Container and Packaging Waste for the Purpose of Countermeasures Aedes Mosquito in Republic of Panama

Abstract

  The National Institute of Infectious Diseases mentions that the abandoned plastic sheeting of water can be a source of mosquitoes. In the Republic of Panama, AAUD has not been collected the all plastic containers and packaging waste. The mosquito is outbreak at resulting waste. The plastic containers and packaging have 2 types that is film and container. The container can hold water in physical. However, the wettability of the poly waste film’s surface has not been studied ever. Therefore, we analyzed for material and contact angle of the 13 of waste plastic containers and packing which were being abandoned in Panama City. As a result, abandoned waste had a single material or composite material, and the contact angle was less than 40 degrees. It means that the abandoned plastic container and packaging wastes were hydrophilic. Hydrophilic properties make it susceptible to rainwater. The collection of abandoned waste contributes to mosquito control.