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Shubham answered on Dec 13 2021
Running Head: EARTH SCIENCE 1
EARTH SCIENCE 2
EARTH SCIENCE
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Risks of Using DDT 3
Humans 3
Environment 4
Is it Right to Continue its Usage? 4
Benefits of Using DDT 4
Alternative to DDT 5
Involved Future Risks 6
Conclusion 6
References 8
Introduction
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) was synthesized in 1874 by Othmar Zeidle, an Austrian chemist. It was synthesize again by Paul Herman Muller in 1936, after which it came to use as modern insecticides in 1940s. DDT was patented by dye manufacturer Geigy and was considered as one of the powerful chemical. During World War II, it enjoyed popularity and criticism at the same time. In the US, there is history of manipulations and controlling scientific measures used for various purposes through DDT. Even the smallest dose was so potent that it led to control of tropical diseases, spread of potato beetles and spread of typhoid, malaria etc.
Risks of Using DDT
Humans
It is used in agriculture. In 1972 banned it usage but in developing countries it is still in use. It is used to treat lice and control of mosquitoes. Due to this, it is found in environment and tissues of animal. Hans are exposed to harmful chemical through food items such as fish, meat, dairy products. Some products are contaminated and by touching or consuming them are even riskier. In expecting mothers, this DDT can be further pass on to fetus. Also through nursing, it can be passed to infants (Mekonen, Ambelu, Wondafrash, Kolsteren & Spanoghe, 2021).
It is responsible for lowering blood serum levels. It is responsible for obesity and testicular cancer. As per new findings, it is observed that it is one of the cause for breast cancer and critical long-term impacts such as cardiometabolic problems such as insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance and high blood pressure and increased risk for breast cancer and some other cancers (The Magazine of the Sierra Club, 2021).
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Environment
DDT is insoluble in water and therefore remains in the environment. It acts as polluting hazard and when expose to soil; it leads to thinning of the eggshell of birds. The eggshell is made of calcium and when DDT is consumed by them, in any form, it becomes alarming (Borsen & Nielsen, (2021). Due to bioaccumulation on water, it is dangerous for aquatic life. It has low rate of decay and therefore, it has capacity to affect all sorts of wildlife.
The epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease is caused due to DDT. It means even if human have not been exposed to DDT directly, the presence in environment can lead to disease development. It was studied that high level of endocrine disrupting chemicals in the alligators’ tissue were responsible for...