Today was our first day working with Mr. Self at Vector Textiles. Our goal throughout these two weeks is to research the environmental impacts of a certain chemical commonly found in mosquito nets: permethrin. As Vector Textiles’ mosquito net repels mosquitoes without the use of chemicals, it would prevent any adverse effects of permethrin on the ecosystem. It is our job, however, to find out more specific information about this chemical’s effects on Sub-Saharan Africa. We spent the day planning our schedule for the upcoming two weeks along with doing some initial research about the chemical. Overall, I am super excited to do more in-depth research about these environmental impacts!
