DDT: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Elias Latour (DDT basic information - Fiat Lux) |
imported>Yi Zhe Wu (workgroup assignment, CZ live) |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
DDT was banned in 1972 by the Environmental Protection Agency under Administrator William Ruckelshaus, but it is still used in some countries.<ref>http://www.aaenvironment.com/DDT.htm</ref> | DDT was banned in 1972 by the Environmental Protection Agency under Administrator William Ruckelshaus, but it is still used in some countries.<ref>http://www.aaenvironment.com/DDT.htm</ref> | ||
[[category:CZ Live]] | |||
[[category:Biology Workgroup]] | |||
[[category:Chemistry Workgroup]] | |||
[[category:Agriculture Workgroup]] | |||
Revision as of 14:14, 26 May 2007
DDT, also known as Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane is an organochlorine pesticide that is very effective at killing mosquitoes and was used effectively in the fight against malaria.[1]
The campaign against DDT was started by Rachel Carson with her book Silent Spring. While DDT itself is safe, DDT breaks down into DDE and DDD.[2] DDE has been classified as a possible carcinogen by the EPA.[3]
DDT was banned in 1972 by the Environmental Protection Agency under Administrator William Ruckelshaus, but it is still used in some countries.[4]