Today we split into different groups to focus on 3 different aspects of the question: the environmental effect of permethrin, its effect on humans, and its effect on specific regions within Sub-Saharan Africa. I worked with Kyler to address the third effect (regions of Sub-Saharan Africa). In the morning, I called Kyler and we brainstormed ideas and created an outline of topics we want to cover. The rest of the day, we split up and did research. I focused on finding specific studies involving permethrin mosquito nets that were conducted in Sub- Saharan Africa. I found an interesting statistic that says how child mortality declined by 33% with mosquito nets. Later, I looked into the impact of permethrin on fisheries since fishing is a large part of Africa’s economy.
