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Why does DDT exist?

DDT is a pesticide.


Is ddt a medicine?

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.


Where do you use DDT?

DDT is a very strong pesticide.


What is the pesticide called DDT?

DDT is dichlordiphenyltrichlorethane C14H9Cl5.


Does bald eagle face extinction?

until DDT was banned the Bald Eagle did face extinction because the pesticide weakened the shell and when the parents would lay on the eggs it would break the shell.Now the bald eagle does not face extinction because they no longer use DDT eagles are making a wonderful comeback


What does DDT stand for in the pesticide term?

DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a type of pesticide that is very harmful to many living things in the environment, not just the pests. Its use is banned very nearly world wide, but before that it helped bring malaria and other ancient diseases under control in many parts of the world.


What sort of substance is DDT?

DDT is a pesticide - dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (C14H9Cl5).


A pesticide that is now banned but previously caused problems with predatory bird eggs during reproduction?

c. DDT


The initails ddt stand for a type of?

ddt stands for DichloroDiphenylTrichloroethane. It is a synthetic pesticide


Was DDT successful in its original goal?

Yes, DDT was very successful as a pesticide.


What do you mean by DDT?

DDT is a strong pesticide: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, with the chemical formula C14H9Cl5.


Eg of broad spectrum pesticide?

DDT