DDT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DDT (from its trivial name, d ichloro d iphenyl t richloroethane) is one of the most well-known synthetic pesticides. It is a chemical with a long, unique, and controversial history. First synt...
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The general use of the pesticide DDT will no longer be legal in the United States after today, ending nearly three decades of application during which time the once-popular chemical was used to control insect pests on crop and forest lands, around homes and gardens, and for industrial and commercial purposes.
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www.epa.gov/history/topics/ddt/01.htm
www.epa.gov/history/topics/ddt/01.htm
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DDT (Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane), for many years one of the most widely used pesticidal chemicals in the United States, was first synthesized in 1874. Its effectiveness as an insecticide, however, was only discovered in 1939. Shortly thereafter, particularly during World War II, the U.S.
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www.epa.gov/history/topics/ddt/02.htm
www.epa.gov/history/topics/ddt/02.htm
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Find out about the science and chemistry of DDT (Banned Insecticide), see colourful images of DDT and explore interactive 3D molecules of DDT ... click on the picture above to interact with the 3D model of the; DDT structure ; (this will open a new browser window)
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www.3dchem.com/molecules.asp?ID=90
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DDT and Bird ... Indeed, many people consider the modern environmental movement to have started with the publication in 1962 of Rachel Carson's classic Silent Spring, which described the results of the misuse of DDT and other pesticides. ... But DDT, its breakdown products, and the other chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides...
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www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/DDT_an...
www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/DDT_and_Birds.html
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DDT is no longer registered for use in the United States, although it is still used in other (primarily tropical) countries. It is in EPA Toxicity Class II, moderately toxic (2). DDT was banned from use in the United States in 1972, and remains banned barring public health emergency (e.g., outbreak of malaria) (3).
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pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/carbaryl-dicroto...
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DDT was the first synthetic pesticide of the modern age. It promised much, but ultimately created widespread concern as an environmental hazard. ... Many pesticide companies have been involved with DDT production. By 1991, only Enichem Synthesis (Italy), Hindustan Insecticides (India) and P.T Montrose Pesticido...
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www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/Actives/ddt.htm
www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/Actives/ddt.htm
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Exposure to DDT, DDE, and DDD occurs mostly from eating foods containing small amounts of these compounds, particularly meat, fish and poultry. High levels of DDT can affect the nervous system causing excitability, tremors and seizures. ... This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about DDT, DDE,
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www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts35.html
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