DDT and DIE

TIOZON, Rhowell Jr. N.PADUA, Jann Andre

It is right to ban DDT!

Welcome to DDT

DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is an organochlorine insecticide which is a white, crystalline solid, tasteless and almost odorless chemical compound.

Welcome to DDT

.Technical DDT has been formulated in almost every conceivable form including solutions in xylene or petroleum distillates, emulsifiable concentrates, water-wettable powders, granules, aerosols, smoke candles, and charges for vaporisers and lotions

Welcome to DDT

First synthesized in 1874, DDT's insecticidal properties were not discovered until 1939, and it was used with great success in the second half of World War II to control malaria and typhus among civilians and troops

Welcome to DDT

DDT and other pesticides may cause cancer and that their agricultural use was a threat to wildlife, particularly birds

What’s with DDT?

It is highly hydrophobic, nearly insoluble in water but has a good solubility in most organic solvents, fats, and oils

What’s with DDT?

DDT does not occur naturally, but is produced by the reaction of chloral (CCl3CHO) withchlorobenzene (C6H5Cl) in the presence of sulfuric acid, which acts as a catalyst

What’s with DDT?

From 1950 to 1980, DDT was extensively used in agriculture—more than 40,000 tonnes were used each year worldwide—and it has been estimated that a total of 1.8 million tonnes have been produced

globally since the 1940s.

What’s with DDT?

In 2009, 3314 tonnes were produced for the control of malaria and visceral leishmaniasis. India is the only country still manufacturing DDT, with China having ceased production in 2007. India is the largest consumer

DDT and Biochemistry

In insects it opens sodium ion channels in neurons, causing them to fire spontaneously, which leads to spasms and eventual death.

DDT and Biochemistry

DDT resistance is also conferred by up-regulation of genes expressing cytochrome P450 in some insect species.

DDT and Biochemistry

In humans, however, it may affect health

through genotoxicity or endocrine disruption

DDT effectiveness

In 1955, the World Health Organization commenced a program to eradicate malaria worldwide, relying largely on DDT.

DDT effectiveness

Taiwan,  Caribbean, the Balkans, parts of northern Africa, the northern region of Australia, and a large swath of the South Pacific

DDT effectiveness

DDT was less effective in tropical regions due to the continuous life cycle of mosquitoes and poor infrastructure.

DDT and human

Induce enzymes to produce other genotoxic intermediates and DNA adducts. It is an endocrine disruptor

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• DDT and DDE have been linked to diabetes. A number of studies from the US, Canada, and Sweden have found that the prevalence of the disease in a population increases with serum DDT or DDE levels

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• The US Environmental Protection Agency states that DDT exposure damages the reproductive system and reduces reproductive success. These effects may cause developmental and reproductive toxicity

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Human data also indicate possible disruption in semen quality, menstruation, gestational length, and duration of lactation

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Risk factor for premature birth and low birth weight, and may harm a mother's ability to breast feed.

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There is some evidence that the daughters of highly exposed women may have more difficulty getting pregnant

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DDT is associated with early pregnancy loss, a type of miscarriage.

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A Japanese study of congenital hypothyroidism concluded that in utero DDT exposure may affect thyroid hormone levels.

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Liver, breast and pancreas cancer, prostate, rectum, lung, bladder, stomach and endometrium cancer.

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There is mixed evidence that it contributes to leukemia, lymphoma and testicular cancer.

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Malaria remains a major public health challenge in

many countries. 2008 WHO estimates were 243

million cases, and 863,000 deaths

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. Its use in this context has been called everything from a "miracle weapon [that is] like Kryptonite to the mosquitoes,” to "toxic colonialism.”

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"it can be estimated that at current rates each kilo of insecticide added to the environment will generate 105 new cases of malaria."

DDT TOXICITY

"it can be estimated that at current rates each kilo of insecticide added to the environment will generate 105 new cases of malaria."

DDT TOXICITY

"it can be estimated that at current rates each kilo of insecticide added to the environment will generate 105 new cases of malaria."

DDT Poisoning Causes

1. Accidental or Motivated Ingestion and Inhalation.

2. Food Consumption

3. Occupational

DDT Poisoning Symptoms

• Skin irritation

• Eye irritation

• Mouth paresthesia

• Facial paresthesia

• Paresthesia in the extremities

• Anxiety

• Dizziness

DDT Poisoning Symptoms

• Confusion• Tremor• Malaise • Headache • Weakness • Fatigue

• Hand weakness• Nausea

DDT Poisoning Symptoms

• Vomiting

• Tremors

• Liver damage

• Hypersensitivity

• Convulsions

DDT Poisoning Treatment

1. Decontamination

2. Symptomatic and supportive measures

DDT in the environment

the National Institutes of Health said in 2007, "The ban on DDT may have killed 20 million children.”

You can decide whether you agree or not in using DDT but you have to decide more if you will be careful to anything

that harms you.

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