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Ichloro-diphenyl-trichloromethane (DDT)
A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide. It is persistent in the environment and biomagnifies in birds of prey. The Environmental Protection Agency cancelled U.S. registration of virtually all but emergency uses of DDT in 1972.
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