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Elly's Hot Topics: Antarctic DDT, Unthawed

Posted by elly | Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 2:40pm

And you thought DDT was a thing of the past...

Although worldwide use of DDT has decreased from 40,000 tons per year in 1980 to 1,000 tons per year today, with the U.S. banning most uses in 1972, DDT is still showing up in the Antarctic. Spurred by global warming, previously frozen insecticide particles are being released through glacier meltdown.

Categories: Global Warming | Keywords: adelie penguins, antarctic, Climate Change, DDT, elly's hot topics, Global Warming, heidi geisz, insecticide, rachel carson, silent spring
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