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Jul 23, 2021 · DDT is a synthetic insecticide belonging to a class of chemicals called organochlorides. Also known as dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, it is one of the most effective yet controversial...
Feb 14, 2017 · Beyond Silent Spring: An Alternate History of DDT. Our histories of the infamous chemical often conflict with the facts. A Belgian advertisement for the DDT-powered insecticide, Insectoline. At the tail end of World War II, Irma Materi left Seattle for Korea to join her husband, Joe, an army colonel.
Aug 11, 2017 · DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was developed as the first of the modern synthetic insecticides in the 1940s. It was initially used with great effect to combat malaria, typhus, and the other insect-borne human diseases among both military and civilian populations.
Jul 1, 2021 · July 1, 2021. 4 min read. Consequences of DDT Exposure Could Last Generations. Scientists found health effects in grandchildren of women exposed to the pesticide. By Carrie Arnold. The pesticide...
DDT was one of the first chemicals in widespread use as a pesticide. Following World War II, it was promoted as a wonder-chemical, the simple solution to pest problems large and small. Today, nearly 40 years after DDT was banned in the U.S., we continue to live with its long-lasting effects:
DDT has humble origins for a chemical that would eventually reach much of the world. First discovered in 1873 by a German chemistry student named Othmar Zeidler, the compound did not receive serious attention until a 37-year-old chemist named Paul Herman Muller synthesized it again in 1936.
Summary: DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a pesticide once widely used to control insects in agriculture and insects that carry diseases such as malaria. DDT is a white, crystalline solid with no odor or taste. Its use in the U.S. was banned in 1972 because of damage to wildlife, but is still used in some countries.
