DDT

[ US /ˌdiˌdiˈti/ ]
NOUN
  1. an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use DDT In A Sentence

  • However, DDT released before that time is still present in the environment and in various organisms in the process of bioaccumulation.
  • One man reported major fish kills in the wild after aerial sprayings of DDT.
  • The government swooped in with an arsenal of pesticides: defoliant, weed killer, DDT. 365 tomorrows » 2009 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
  • Some examples of POPS are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, and pesticides like dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), chlordane, and dieldrin. Baby Bites
  • Two separate studies presented today during the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in Orlando confirmed existing hypotheses that maternal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals – including total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs, such as Arochlor) and organochlorinated pesticides (such as dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane, or DDT) may contribute to an increased incidence of these conditions. Maternal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants Linked to Urologic Conditions in Boys
  • SendMessage, EM_SCROLLCARET: = 0xB7, 0, 0, Edit2, ahk_id % ControlID% offset: = pos + addToPos + Strlen (find) lastFind = % find% hits++ AutoHotkey Community
  • A laundry was established where inmates were washed and deloused; DDT was used on everyone in the camp and in all the huts to prevent the spread of typhus.
  • Aldicarb, aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, lindane, mirex, PCBs, and toxaphene are present in all our country's ecosystems, animals, and humans.
  • Silent Spring (1963), which consisted of a number of essays earlier published in the New Yorker magazine detailing how pesticides such as DDT, aldrin and deildrin concentrated through the food web. Environmental Ethics
  • A prospective study of serum DDT and progesterone and estrogen levels across menstrual cycle in nulliparous women of reproductive age. Modern environmental health hazards
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy