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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