DDT

Question 1

From 1939…

Answer 1

DDT was used to control malarial mosquitoes and was quickly adopted as a farm pesticide.

Question 2

In 1955…

Answer 2

The WHO started a global malaria eradication programme based on the use of DDT. Initial results were excellent, but DDT resistance began to appear.

Question 3

In 1962..

Answer 3

Rachel Carson, an environmentalist, blamed DDT for a growing toll of wildlife deaths through the process of biomagnification.

Question 4

In 1972

Answer 4

DDT was banned in the USA

Question 5

In 1984

Answer 5

DDT was banned in the UK.