DDT - Wikipedia Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, [5] an organochloride Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its environmental impacts
DDT - A Brief History and Status - US EPA 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
DDT | Description, History, Effects, Uses, Banned, Facts | Britannica Pure DDT is a colourless crystalline solid that melts at 109 °C (228 °F); the commercial product, which is usually 65 to 80 percent active compound, along with related substances, is an amorphous powder that has a lower melting point DDT is applied as a dust or by spraying its aqueous suspension
Toxicity and Carcinogenicity of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) - PMC DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) was first synthesized in 1874 and its insecticidal properties were discovered in 1939 Since then DDT was widely used in the world to control insects on agricultural crops and those that carry diseases such as malaria and typhus
DDT, DDE, DDD | Toxic Substances | Toxic Substance Portal | ATSDR 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
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics DDT, or dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, is defined as an organochlorine insecticide that was widely used after World War II but was banned for agricultural use in the US in 1972 due to its potential to cause cancer, birth defects, and chronic effects on various body systems
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane - American Chemical Society DDT was an instant success against insects that carried disease and destroyed crops It was used extensively during World War II and for three decades afterward to control insects that bore the pathogens for malaria and yellow fever
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT): ubiquity, persistence, and risks Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT): ubiquity, persistence, and risks Due to uncontrolled use for several decades, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), probably the best known and most useful insecticide in the world, has damaged wildlife and might have negative effects on human health
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) - humans, body, used, water . . . The abbreviation DDT stands for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DDT was first produced in the laboratory in 1873 For more than half a century, it was little more than a laboratory curiosity—a complicated synthetic (produced by scientists) compound with no apparent use