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People who understand DDT may disagree with its use due to environmental concerns. DDT is a persistent organic pollutant that accumulates in the environment and can harm non-target species, including humans. Alternatives that are less harmful to the environment and human health are available for pest control.
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Does DDT save people lives?
Yes, because DDT is a strong insecticide; but unfortunately it is also toxic for humans and other animals.
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.
What odor does DDT have?
DDT hasn't an odor.
What is ddt and what is it supposed to kill?
DDT is dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane.
Who might disagree with the use of ddt in africa?
people that understand that DDT is a problem to the environment, humans and animals
What did DDT do to the falcons?
The better question might be, "What DIDN'T DDT do to the falcons?"
What chemicals are in DDT?
Trichloromethanal with chlorobenzene and chlorine. The name DDT stands for: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, so you can understand why it's abbreviated!
Bioaccumulation in forms of DDT or Mercury?
i don't understand your question. are you talking about the effects of bioaccumulation?
What does DDT stand for?
On 1972 DDT stands for Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethanedichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, it is an insecticide that is toxic to people and animals.
Does DDT save people lives?
Yes, because DDT is a strong insecticide; but unfortunately it is also toxic for humans and other animals.
How much old is Cristiano Ronaldo?
Polluted Water= In the mid-1900s, a biologist named Rachel Carson was afraid that some day there might be no more birds. Farmers were spraying a chemical called DDT on their fields to kill insects. But DDT was also keeping birds such as the bald eagle and peregrine falcon from having babies. DDT prevented the babies from hatching. She wrote a book called Silent Spring to warn about the dangers of DDT. = = Pollution happens when chemicals that are harmful to living things get into the environment. Rachel Carson feared that DDT would get into the food people ate. Her book scared a lot of people. Governments banned the use of DDT. People then began to worry about other kinds of pollution. They worried that pollution could harm people's health. =
Why would insect population rebound after the use of DDT?
the insects might have developed a resistance to the insecticide
Is DDT a parasite?
DDT is an insecticide.
Why does DDT exist?
DDT is a pesticide.
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.
