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What is DDT and why its use is banned in United States?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 22 May, 2014, 17:19: PM
DDT is p, p'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and is used as insecticide.
It is banned for the following reasons:
(i) Its high toxicity towards fish.
(ii) DDT is not metabolized very rapidly by animals instead it gets deposited and stored in the fatty tissues.
Answered by | 22 May, 2014, 19:19: PM
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