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What are the four elements in DDT?
The chemical formula of DDT is C14H9Cl5.
What are the chemical elements are common to both DDT and freon?
The common chemical elements found in both DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and Freon (chlorofluorocarbons) are carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen.
Why did many countries stop using DDT?
DDT is dangerous for the environmement.
Why is the use of DDT not advisable?
DDT is very stable and dangerous for many living beings.
What was a major factor to ban DDT in US?
DDT is toxic for many living beings; also DDT is accumulated in the environment and organisms and decomposes very slowly.
What problems could DDT cause?
DDT is a toxic for many organisms.
Why did many countries stop using DDT?
DDT is dangerous for the environmement.
Why was there concern about the use of ddt?
DDT is toxic for many animals and is very slowly degraded in the nature.
What was a major factor to ban DDT in US?
DDT is toxic for many living beings; also DDT is accumulated in the environment and organisms and decomposes very slowly.
How was ddt harmful?
It killed and endangered many birds.
Is DDT a parasite?
DDT is an insecticide.
What is DDT and what does it have to do with bio magnification?
DDT is dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane; biomagnification of DDT in some organisms is possible.
Who are the DDT?
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a strong insecticide.
What odor does DDT have?
DDT hasn't an odor.
What us DDT?
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a strong insecticide.
When was the DDT ban ended?
The DDT ban was not ended.
Is there any evidence of bio-accumulation in the case of DDT?
Yes, many animals and plants have been tested and proven to contain DDT years after it was applied to crops many miles away. The most notable case is that of the American Bald Eagle, whose eggshells were weakened by DDT contamination, threatening the entire Bald Eagle population for years. Some years after DDT was banned in the US, the eagle's normal reproductive cycle was restored, as the DDT levels in their blood was reduced.
