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DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is one of the best-known synthetic pesticides. It was first synthesized by German chemist Othmar Zeidler in 1874. However, it remained a laboratory curiosity until Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller discovered its insecticidal properties in 1939. DDT ...
- Food Challenges
- Animal Welfare
- Beyond Organic
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- DDT
- Debt Crisis
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