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DDT
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DDT Essay
(Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichhloroethane)
How many people here know what DDT is and what it did? ... A German graduate student invented DDT in 1873. ... Paul Mueller discovered the effectiveness of DDT as an insecticide. DDT is considered to be the pesticide that’s had the most historical impact ever. DDT the first of chlorinated organic insecticides. DDT is looks like a white crystalline solid without odor or taste. DDT use grew rapidly on a worldwide basis after World War II. DDT was highly effective against mosquitoes that spread malaria and lice that carry typhus. DDT disrupts the balance between sodium, potassium and neurons. ... However problems related to extensive use of DDT began to appear in the late 1940’s. DDT is highly stable, but cannot dissolve in water. DDT thins the eggshells of birds of prey. DDT and other pesticides are responsible for a decrease in the reproductive capabilities of fish eating birds, such as a bald eagle, brown pelican, and osprey.
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Title: DDT
Words: 743
Rating: None
Pages: 3
submitted by: Surfinghawaiian3
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