McCulloch, R. N.

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R. N. McCulloch studied chemical repellants and established that phthalates were effective against scrub mites and that dibutyl phthalates were more persistent. CSR-Chemicals produced dibutyl phthlate from about 1944, substantially reducing the incidence of scrub typhus among Australian soldiers.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003758. [ Details ]

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