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dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane

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dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
DDT.


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DDT is the long-banned pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane.
DDT The insecticide Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) was banned in the US in 1972 and, along with its byproducts, is considered a probable human carcinogen and a PBT chemical by USEPA.
Banning DDT DDT, or Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, was first discovered in 1874 by German chemist Othmar Zeidler.
 
 
 
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