Synonyms for ddt
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1. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, DDTnoun

   an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972

   Synonyms:
   dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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1. • Insecticide
   • Pollutant

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1. List of paraphrases for "ddt":

   ddts, sft

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1. Jonathan Chevrier:

   Using DDT now would result in exposure to local populations for decades, in fact, DDE, a breakdown product from DDT, is still detected in the blood of a majority of Americans even though DDT was banned in the U.S. about 40 years ago.

2. John Horning:

   This is where science meets policy, we realized, as a society, that a particular human action was threatening this iconic species, so we began to phase out DDT and that, combined with habitat protection and even halting hunting, are the main reasons that bald eagles have done so well.

3. Jonathan Chevrier:

   Once in someone's body, it can take decades to eliminate it, dDT also crosses the placenta and is found in breast milk, so developing fetuses and children will be exposed if their mothers are exposed.

4. Joe Conlon:

   [DDT]’s got too much emotional baggage and environmental baggage associated with it.

5. Lynn Goldman:

   Basically the anopheles likes to rest on a wall surface between feedings and thus is poisoned by the DDT that is on the walls, also there are insecticide impregnated bed nets -- usually with pyrethroids, and, infrequently, with DDT -- to guard against malaria transmission while sleeping. Bed nets also are very effective.