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Why DDT?
DDT was the first synthetic pesticide of the modern age. It promised much, but ultimately created widespread concern as an environmental hazard. The World Health Organisation's recent announcement of support to reintroduce DDT for malaria control has attracted the attention of the world media. Find out more about the means and motives behind the underlying campaign:
> What's behind the 'DDT comeback'?

PAN UK DDT resources
> Malaria control case studies - examining successful malaria control programs not reliant on DDT
> DDT Fact sheet

Pesticides News articles
> Stockpile legacy in the Czech Republic
> Facts on DDT use in Ethiopia
> High levels of DDT found in eggs
> Some POPs pop off – but others linger
> POPs contaminate Arctic polar bears
> Decline in use for DDT vector control
> 'Banned' DDT on sale in Tanzania
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