DDT - Wikipedia WHO reaffirmed its commitment to phasing out DDT, aiming "to achieve a 30% cut in the application of DDT world-wide by 2014 and its total phase-out by the early 2020s if not sooner" while simultaneously combating malaria
DDT - A Brief History and Status | US EPA DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was developed as the first of the modern synthetic insecticides in the 1940s It was initially used with great effect to combat malaria, typhus, and the other insect-borne human diseases among both military and civilian populations
What Is DDT? Uses, Effects, and Why It Was Banned DDT, short for dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, is a synthetic insecticide that became one of the most widely used and controversial chemicals of the 20th century
DDT | Description, History, Effects, Uses, Banned, Facts | Britannica DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a synthetic insecticide once widely used to control mosquitoes and agricultural pests Its insecticidal properties were discovered in 1939 by Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller
How DDT went from triumph to tragedy - Chemistry World Legislation restricting the use of DDT (and newer organo-chlorine insecticides like lindane, aldrin, and dieldrin) eventually followed Today, well-funded advocates are campaigning to restore DDT’s reputation
Toxic Traditions: DDT and How History Repeats Itself with Chemical . . . DDT, short for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, was once widely used as a pesticide in the United States and beyond Initially developed in the late 19th century, its insecticidal properties weren’t discovered until 1939 by Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller, who later won a Nobel Prize for his work
Consequences of DDT Exposure Could Last Generations Hailed as a miracle in the 1950s, the potent bug killer DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) promised freedom from malaria, typhus and other insect-borne diseases