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DDT, though used almost exclusively as an insecticide, is toxic in varying degrees to practically all animal life at some dosage and has even been accused of inhibiting photosynthesis in lower plants. Occasionally its toxicity in the environment has been observed in the form of reproductive failure, direct and indirect, and almost exclusively in birds and fish.
Contribution to Regional project W-45, “Residues of Pesticides and Related Chemicals in the Agricultural Environment—Their Nature, Distribution, Persistence, and Toxicological Implications.” Literature review completed in May 1973. University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station #2106.
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Ware, G.W. (1975). Effects of DDT on reproduction in higher animals. In: Gunther, F.A., Gunther, J.D. (eds) Residue Reviews. Residue Reviews, vol 59. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-9863-2_5
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