| DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane)
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| | The same bird also eats a fish from a
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| is one pesticide that has been
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| | nearby creek; one that contains runoff
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| unquestionably labeled hazardous to our
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| | from the farmer's crops, and
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| health. It has been linked to cancer and
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| | unfortunately DDT. Now all the DDT from
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| is actually banned from all use in
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| | the fish is also stored within the bird.
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| America now.
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| | The bird is caught and eaten by a female
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| DDT was widely used in the 1960's. It's
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| | human. All the DDT from the plant, the
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| all-time peak came in 1963 when 61
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| | rodent, bird and fish is stored in her
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| million pounds of DDT were sprayed across
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| | fatty tissue. The woman has a baby and
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| the U.S. The first major opposition to
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| | one of the mother's first gifts to it is
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| the spraying of DDT came with Rachel
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| | a portion of her DDT. Throughout the son
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| Carson's well-known book, "Silent Spring"
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| | or daughter's life, even more DDT will
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| in 1962. By 1968, many states had decided
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| | accumulate as he or she continues to
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| to ban the use of the pesticide. By 1972,
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| | ingest contaminated foods. Since it is a
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| the government had banned all use of it
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| | carcinogen, the individual may have a
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| in the U.S.
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| | greater chance of developing cancer.
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| Today, the U.S. does not produce or
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| | Remember, DDT is extremely persistent so
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| supply DDT. Other regions of the world
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| | even though we don't spray it now, it was
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| like Africa, Central and South America
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| | sprayed all over the country for about
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| still spray DDT and compounds derived
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| | three decades and is definitely still
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| from it to help control diseases spread
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| | around.
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| by insects, such as malaria. Since some
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| | DDT is not the only pesticide that causes
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| of our food is imported from countries
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| | problems. Several others are made from
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| still using the pesticide, the FDA
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| | compounds that are derived from it and
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| monitors imported foods for traces of DDT
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| | are known to be carcinogic as well.
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| and other hazardous substances.
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| | Examples of these are malathion and
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| Just what's so bad about DDT?
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| | diazinon. Both are highly toxic.
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| If a farmer sprays DDT on his crops,
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| | Fortunately, they break down very quickly
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| eventually, a rodent eats one of the DDT
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| | in the environment to form nontoxic
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| covered plants. The DDT is then stored in
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| | compounds. Carbamates are another group
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| the fatty tissues of the rodent. Maybe a
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| | of pesticides which are presumably
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| bird catches and eats the rodent. The DDT
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| | not-carcinogenic, but still pose dangers
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| comes with the package and is stored in
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| | to our health.
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| the fat of the bird.
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