Question
Download Solution PDFDichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) is a
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Non-biodegradable pollutant.
Key Points
- Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane or DDT is a crystalline, colourless and odourless compound that is used as an insecticide.
- DDT is a colourless, crystalline, tasteless, and almost odourless organochlorine known for its insecticidal properties and environmental impacts.
- It is a non-biodegradable waste that can not be changed into harmless products. Hence Option 2 is correct.
- Therefore it has been banned from use in most countries.
- These wastes are the major pollutants of the environment.
- DDT and other agrochemicals release greenhouse gasses into the environment which tends to air pollution.
- And its structural formula is given as
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