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Is ddt a medicine

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

No.

DDT was a pesticide used to kill insects on crops.

It has been banned because it caused tremendous problems for humans who ate the crops.

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Who discovered DDT?

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Why does DDT exist?

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Did scientist Muller win a noble prize?

Paul Muller won the medicine and physiology Nobel Prize in 1948 for discovering the insecticidal use of DDT.


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What odor does DDT have?

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Why did Paul Hermann Muller win The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948?

Paul Hermann Muller won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948 for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane). His work revolutionized the control of insect-borne diseases such as malaria and typhus, saving millions of lives.


Did muller win a Nobel prize?

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When was DDT banded?

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