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Inside the Laboratory: Using Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography to Characterize and Quantify DDT Contamination on the Deep-Sea Floor
28 Jan 2025 14:24 GMT
… with dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and related chemicals.
DDT (1,1, … disease control, such as malaria, until its ban by … The Environmental Issues of DDT Pollution and Bioremediation: A … : Human Health Consequences of DDT Use. Environ. Health Perspect …
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Scientists criticize proposal to reintroduce DDT for malaria control
16 Dec 2024 16:22 GMT
… | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers specializing in malaria treatment and prevention have cautioned … insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, could cause significant harm and … apart from its toxicity, DDT which was previously used when …
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Eliminating malaria a social imperative: DC
13 Dec 2024 14:43 GMT
… role of community involvement in malaria elimination and urged local … contributing to the spread of malaria.
National Vector Borne Disease … of Arunachal Pradesh being declared malaria-free,” Dr Mulung added. … the ill-effects of DDT and the alternatives that …
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Study flags a setback in fight against malaria
09 Oct 2024 14:20 GMT
… the effectiveness of insecticides in malaria control.
Researchers discovered that the … to develop resistance to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) -- a banned insecticide whose … contamination and historic stockpiles of DDT.
DDT was developed in the 1940s …
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WARNING! Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Tanzania mutate to resist insecticide, sparks concerns
08 Oct 2024 14:33 GMT
… malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Tanzania has developed resistance to DDT, … funestus mosquitoes, the primary malaria vectors in Eastern and … progress made in reducing malaria transmission and mortality.… 633 million cases of malaria each year, chemical …
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Mosquitoes have mutated resistance to DDT insecticides, new study shows
08 Oct 2024 06:50 GMT
… to DDT insecticides which help control the spread of malaria, … the effectiveness of current malaria control methods, which rely … progress made in reducing malaria transmission and mortality.”
The … in the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus,’ is …
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Scots scientists find pollution creating DDT-resistant mosquitoes
08 Oct 2024 01:34 GMT
… and historic stockpiles of DDT.
Once used widely in … the unexpected resistance to DDT within one group, further … region near a large, historical DDT stockpile.
This finding … of progress made in reducing malaria transmission and mortality.”
Francesco …
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Hanington: New drug treats malaria, but mosquitos persist
30 Sep 2024 21:13 GMT
… such sickness with mosquitoes. Actually, malaria was an ancient disease. The … time that the powerful insecticide DDT became available as well. Unfortunately … -resistant strains of plasmodium and DDT-resistant mosquitoes to thrive in …
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Climate change is pollution threat similar to DDT and acid rain
27 Sep 2024 19:11 GMT
… few examples:
Banning DDT despite industry pushback
DDT was the first … lice, it wiped out malaria and other diseases in many … .
Biologist Rachel Carson documented DDT’s damage in her 1962 … The chemical industry, facing a DDT ban, quickly developed much safer …
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Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries have stopped similar threats before – think DDT and acid rain
23 Sep 2024 13:33 GMT
… few examples:
Banning DDT despite industry pushback
DDT was the first … lice, it wiped out malaria and other diseases in many … Wildlife Service
In addition, DDT bioaccumulated up the food chain … chemical industry, facing a DDT ban, quickly developed much safer …