000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected, ABC reported on Wednesd...
Its introduction at the end of World War II began a new phase in insect control, and Müller received the Nobel Prize in 1948. The first use of DDT was for control of insects that were vectors for human diseases, but after World War II it found a ready market in peacetime agricultural ...
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world war and post-world war periods to control parasites’ main vectors such as mosquitoes, phlebotomines and lies (Conis, 2017). The use of DDT has been effective in containing cases of mosquito-borne malaria. It has been estimated that millions of people worldwide have been saved in the...
doi:10.1093/envhis/emx091OxfordEnvironmental History
摘要: The author expresses his opinion about the use of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). The author offers a brief history about how DDT were able to save lives when it was introduced in World War II for reducing malaria morbidity and mortality. He also cites the anti-malaria campaign of...
DDT was extensively used during the World War II among Allied troops and certain civilian populations to control insect typhus and malaria vectors. By the 1970s, overuse and misuse of DDT became obviously associated with environmental and health effects. Eventually, in June of 1972, the U.S. ...
This decline created affordable housing opportunities, attracting a diverse population, including Caribbean immigrants who settled there after World War II. Over time, this Caribbean influence would shape Notting Hill’s culture, most notably through the annual Notting Hill Carnival. Cultural Kaleidoscope:...
Parts of the area of the derelict World-War-H ordnance plant "Werk Tanne" (Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Germany) are heavily contaminated by chemicals resul... H Koehler,J Warrelmann,T Frische,... - 《Acta Biotechnologica》 被引量: 0发表: 2002年 Anaerobic/aerobic decontamination of DDT con...
(DDE), remains a significant public health concern because it is persistent and bioaccumulative and has a long history of widespread global use. Further, exposure is ongoing in many parts of the world because of the recommended use of DDT for malaria control by the World Health Organization, ...