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Write the environmental effects of DDT.

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Write the environmental effects of DDT.

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उत्तर

  1. It is not completely biodegradable i.e. it is not very rapidly metabolized by animals. Instead, it gets deposited and store in fatty tissues. It is exists for longtime in soil, plants and animals as well. It produces unforeseen ecological effects.
  2. It is replaced by better and safer insecticide due to ecological problems.
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2014-2015 (March)

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