Effect of DDT and Organochlorine Pesticides on Humans and Environment
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The use of DDT is known to have major adverse effects on both the environment and the human body. According to Curtis & Lines (2001) 1, 1, 1-Trichloro-2, 2′bis (p-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) was the ... first widely used synthetic pesticide. Other organochroline pesticides used today are, methoxychlor, dieldrin, ketone, lindane and benzene hexachloride among others. Darbre (2006) says the use of DDT changed agricultural output and is attributed with the elimination of malaria in the United States. DDT is also known to cause many environmental effects and has is what leads to decline in animals and birds in many parts of the world (Curtis & Lines, 2001). [Show More]
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