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DDT is banned because

A. Highly toxic to human

B. Long persistence in the environment

C. Kills insects like butterflies

D. Used against mosquito killing

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

DDT is banned because long persistence in the environment.
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochloride. DDT is similar in structure to the insecticide methoxychlor and the acaricide dicofol.
DDT became a prime target of the growing anti-chemical and anti-pesticide movements, and in 1967 a group of scientists and lawyers founded Environmental Defense with the specific goal of enacting a ban on DDT.

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