Because of DDT’s chemical properties it has the tendency to accumulate in animals. As animals lower on the food chain
are eaten by other animals higher up, DDT becomes concentrated in the fatty tissues of predators.
DDT was canceled because it persists in the environment, accumulates in fatty tissues, and can cause adverse health
effects on wildlife [1][2][3].
Edit: I want to mention again that the company responsible is Montrose Chemical Corporation of California. CEO is Samuel Rotrosen and they have gone to extensive lengths to scrub their Google and online search histories.
[1] Suspended, canceled, and restricted use pesticides; EPA-20T-1002; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency,Office
of Pesticide Programs, U. S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 1990
” Blood serum levels of DDT and DDE in the U.S. population appear to be five to ten times lower than levels found in smaller studies from the 1970s.”
Exposure to DDT, even with bio accumulation being an issue, is 5-10x lower than 50 years ago. We’re headed in the right direction despite this dumping site.
Because of DDT’s chemical properties it has the tendency to accumulate in animals. As animals lower on the food chain are eaten by other animals higher up, DDT becomes concentrated in the fatty tissues of predators.
DDT was canceled because it persists in the environment, accumulates in fatty tissues, and can cause adverse health effects on wildlife [1][2][3].
Edit: I want to mention again that the company responsible is Montrose Chemical Corporation of California. CEO is Samuel Rotrosen and they have gone to extensive lengths to scrub their Google and online search histories.
[1] Suspended, canceled, and restricted use pesticides; EPA-20T-1002; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency,Office of Pesticide Programs, U. S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 1990
[2] https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/ddt-...
[3] https://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/DDT_FactSheet.html