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POPS Treaty grants a temporary health-related exemption for use of DDT for malariahttp://www.scienceheroes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=309&Itemid=263
POPS or Persistent Organic Pollutants Treaty proposes banning DDT around the world.http://www.scienceheroes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=309&Itemid=263
In 1972 EPA or Environmental Protection Agency bans DDT in the US because of the damage it caused.http://www.scienceheroes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=309&Itemid=263
Some mammals and bird go through a sharp decline in population because of DDT. One example is that the eggs that some birds layed were thin shelled so many birds died
Paul Muller the creater of DDT died of natureal causes in 1965
Rachel Carson died in 1964 of breast cancer. But, her book lives on.http://www.scienceheroes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=309&Itemid=263
Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring was released. It claimes that bird’s egg shells were thinning and other environmental problems were arising as a result of DDThttp://www.scienceheroes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=309&Itemid=263
DDT is shown to disrupt sexual development in roosters. The pesticide also stunted the growth of the animals. http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/DDT-Household-Pests-USDA-Mar47.htm
In 1948 Paul Muller is awarded a Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering DDT.http://www.scienceheroes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=309&Itemid=263
Paul Muller discovered DDT which is short for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/DDT-Household-Pests-USDA-Mar47.htm
Paul Muller was assigned to develop an insecticide. At that time the only available insecticides were either expensive natural products or ineffective against insects http://www.faqs.org/health/bios/67/Paul-M-ller.html#ixzz13ZmVYnjv
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