Research Article

Environmental Factors Associated with Mosquito Vector Larvae in a Malaria-Endemic Area in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand

Table 3

Environmental characteristics of the 10 study sites in the Lam Pachi River, Thailand.

SiteMeans±SD of environmental factor
Turbidity (FTU)water depth (cm)width of river (cm)WT (°C)pHDO (mg/L)

126.66±2.0817.66±3.51109.67±11.5029.13±1.108.13±0.061.43±0.06
227.33±1.5331.00±6.56473.00±42.1930.13±0.957.23±0.066.23±0.06
328.33±0.5833.00±2.65486.67±37.9030.73±0.817.27±0.126.37±0.06
429.33±1.5328.33±4.93582.33±57.9329.87±0.357.23±0.156.40±0.10
530.00±1.0057.33±2.52454.00±37.0030.57±0.478.17±0.061.47±0.06
628.33±1.5346.33±3.79374.33±66.6130.55±0.707.23±0.156.13±0.06
738.00±2.6547.33±3.51606.33±76.6430.37±0.868.23±0.151.43±0.06
839.33±2.5256.67±3.79457.33±58.5330.97±0.328.13±0.061.43±0.06
928.00±1.0023.67±3.78509.33±31.0929.47±0.607.73±0.064.07±0.15
1029.67±1.1557.67±4.51423.66±36.6730.10±0.898.23±0.151.47±0.06

SD, standard deviation; WT, water temperature; DO, dissolved oxygen.