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DDT was developed as a synthetic insecticide. In 1972, DDT was banned for use in the United States due to its damaging environmental effects. In 3-5 sentences explain how introducing DDT into an ecosystem would impact a food chain. Be sure to include all relevant vocabulary in your answer.

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DDT has adverse affect on our environment due to its presence for a long time.

What is DDT?

DDT is an insecticide that can pass up in the food chain i.e. from insects to small birds, and then from small birds to big birds like hawks. High concentrations of DDT in birds leads to weakness in the egg shells.

This leads to a decrease in their population so we can conclude that DDT has adverse affect on our environment due to its presence for a long time.

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