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DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane): An experiment on the masses

DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was developed as the first of the modern synthetic insecticides in the 1940s. It was initially used with great effect to combat malaria, typhus, and the other insect-borne human diseases among both military and civilian populations (including “mass-spraying” on children – see video below). Toxicological studies demonstrate that DDT has numerous adverse effects (see references below).

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Further References

Epstein, S. S.. (1972). Letters to the Editor. Science, 177(4047), 388–388.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1126/science.177.4047.388
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Hawkey, A. B., Holloway, Z., Dean, C., Koburov, R., Slotkin, T. A., Seidler, F. J., & Levin, E. D.. (2021). Neurobehavioral anomalies in zebrafish after sequential exposures to DDT and chlorpyrifos in adulthood: Do multiple exposures interact?. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 87, 106985.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2021.106985
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Krzastek, S. C., Farhi, J., Gray, M., & Smith, R. P.. (2020). Impact of environmental toxin exposure on male fertility potential. Translational Andrology and Urology, 9(6), 2797–2813.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.21037/tau-20-685
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Russell, P. F.. (1972). DDT Toxicology. Science, 177(4047), 387–388.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1126/science.177.4047.387
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Persson, E. C., Graubard, B. I., Evans, A. A., London, W. T., Weber, J.-P., LeBlanc, A., … McGlynn, K. A.. (2012). Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. International Journal of Cancer, 131(9), 2078–2084.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27459
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Oliver, S. V., & Brooke, B. D.. (2013). The effect of larval nutritional deprivation on the life history and DDT resistance phenotype in laboratory strains of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis. Malaria Journal, 12(1), 44.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-44
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Turusov, V., Rakitsky, V., & Tomatis, L.. (2002). Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT): ubiquity, persistence, and risks.. Environmental Health Perspectives, 110(2), 125–128.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110125
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Booij, P., Holoubek, I., Klánová, J., Kohoutek, J., Dvorská, A., Magulová, K., … Čupr, P.. (2016). Current implications of past DDT indoor spraying in Oman. Science of The Total Environment, 550, 231–240.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.044
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Rosner, D., & Markowitz, G.. (2013). Persistent pollutants: A brief history of the discovery of the widespread toxicity of chlorinated hydrocarbons. Environmental Research, 120, 126–133.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.08.011
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