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Definitions of ddt in various dictionaries:
noun - an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans
DDT - Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochlori...
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| This "wonder insecticide" developed by Swiss scientists in 1939 was later found less than wonderful |
| Since 1972, almost all U.S. uses of this insecticide have been banned to protect endangered birds |
| Paul Muller won a 1948 Nobel Prize for developing this now widely banned insecticide |
| The bald eagle population, now recovering, took a big dive in the 1940s due to this pesticide |
| Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is the long form for the insecticide known by this 3-letter abbrev. |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Sitka Raptor Center in Alaska.) The bald eagle has made a remarkable recovery from the ravages of this now-banned pesticide, which caused affected birds to lay thin-shelled eggs, producing fewer young |
| (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Catalina Island Conservancy.) Rampant use of this 3-letter insecticide lead to a hefty settlement for restorating the population of Catalina's bald eagles |
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| an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans banned in the United States since 1972 |
| A synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide. Like other chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons, DDT tends to persist in the environment and become concentrated in animals at the head of the food chain. Its use is now banned in many countries. |
| a poisonous chemical for killing insects |
| a poisonous chemical used in the past for killing insects |
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| Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochlorine, originally developed as an insecticide, and ultimately becoming infamous for its environmental impacts. It was first synthesized in 1874. DDT's insecticidal action was discovered by the Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller in 1939. DDT was used in the second half of World War II to control malaria and typhus among civilians and troops. Müller was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods" in 1948.By October 1945, DDT was available for public sale in the United States. Although it was promoted by government and industry for use as an agricultural and household pesticide, there were also concerns about its use from the beginning. Opposition to DDT was focused by the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring. It cataloged envi |
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