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DDT

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochloride. Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its environmental impacts. DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler. DDT's insecticidal action was discovered by the Swiss…

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DDT

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related to Further reading · 60
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related to United States ban · 32
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related to Eggshell thinning · 23
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related to Criticism of restrictions on DDT use · 22
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related to Properties and chemistry · 18
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related to External links · 16
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related to Use in the 1940s and 1950s · 16
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related to Carcinogenicity · 14
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related to history · 14
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related to Acute toxicity · 13
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DDTis amixture of several closely related compounds0.90text
FDA pharmacologist Herbert Oinstance ofUS scientists0.80text
crayfishinstance ofincluding marine animals0.80text
daphnidsinstance ofincluding marine animals0.80text
sea shrimpinstance ofincluding marine animals0.80text
many species of fishinstance ofincluding marine animals0.80text
raptor birds concentrating more chemicals than other animals in the same environmentinstance ofwith apex predators0.80text
larviciding with insecticidesinstance ofand vector control strategies0.80text
ecological controls such as draining mosquito breeding grounds or introducing fish to eat larvaeinstance ofand vector control strategies0.80text
indoor residual sprayinginstance ofand vector control strategies0.80text
pyrethroidsinstance ofUnlike other insecticides0.80text
DDT requires long exposure to accumulate a lethal doseinstance ofUnlike other insecticides0.80text

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