Synonyms for DDT
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1. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, DDTnoun

   an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972

   Synonyms:
   dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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1. • Insecticide
   • Pollutant

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1. List of paraphrases for "ddt":

   ddts, sft

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1. Lynn Goldman:

   Basically the anopheles likes to rest on a wall surface between feedings and thus is poisoned by the DDT that is on the walls, also there are insecticide impregnated bed nets -- usually with pyrethroids, and, infrequently, with DDT -- to guard against malaria transmission while sleeping. Bed nets also are very effective.

2. Laura Vandenberg:

   One major risk factor for breast cancer is lifetime exposure to estrogen, dDT and DDT metabolites – breakdown products produced in our body after DDT exposures – can add up with the estrogen produced by our bodies, as well as other synthetic estrogens in our environment, to contribute to risk.

3. Jonathan Chevrier:

   It is unclear whether DDT does cause these issues but current evidence raises concerns.

4. Jonathan Chevrier:

   Using DDT now would result in exposure to local populations for decades, in fact, DDE, a breakdown product from DDT, is still detected in the blood of a majority of Americans even though DDT was banned in the U.S. about 40 years ago.

5. Joe Conlon:

   [DDT]’s got too much emotional baggage and environmental baggage associated with it.