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'''DDT''', abbreviated from '''Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane''', but correctly called by its IUPAC name '''1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane''' is an organochlorine pesticide that is very effective at killing [[mosquitoes]] and was used effectively in the fight against [[malaria]].<ref>http://www.aaenvironment.com/DDT.htm</ref>
'''DDT''', abbreviated from '''Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane''', but correctly called by its IUPAC name '''1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane''' is an organochlorine pesticide that is very effective at killing [[mosquitoe]]s and was used effectively in the fight against [[malaria]].<ref>http://www.aaenvironment.com/DDT.htm</ref>


The campaign against DDT was started by [[Rachel Carson]] with her book [[Silent Spring]].  While DDT itself is safe, DDT breaks down into [[DDE]](dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene) and [[DDD]](dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane).<ref>http://www.eco-usa.net/toxics/ddt.shtml</ref>  DDE has been classified as a possible carcinogen by the [[EPA]].<ref>http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/dde.html</ref>
The campaign against DDT was started by [[Rachel Carson]] with her book [[Silent Spring]].  While DDT itself is safe, DDT breaks down into [[DDE]](dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene) and [[DDD]](dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane).<ref>http://www.eco-usa.net/toxics/ddt.shtml</ref>  DDE has been classified as a possible carcinogen by the [[EPA]].<ref>http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/dde.html</ref>

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Structure of DDT.

DDT, abbreviated from Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, but correctly called by its IUPAC name 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane is an organochlorine pesticide that is very effective at killing mosquitoes and was used effectively in the fight against malaria.[1]

The campaign against DDT was started by Rachel Carson with her book Silent Spring. While DDT itself is safe, DDT breaks down into DDE(dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene) and DDD(dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane).[2] DDE has been classified as a possible carcinogen by the EPA.[3]

DDT was banned in 1972 by the Environmental Protection Agency under Administrator William Ruckelshaus, but it is still used in some countries.[4]

(CC) Image: David E. Volk
Structure of DDE.
(CC) Image: David E. Volk
Structure of DDD.