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Agriculture · Q157

Environmental Science In Agricultural

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 157

Q157

Spraying DDT produces pollution of

A.
Air
B.
Air and water
C.
Air and soil
D.
Air, water and soil
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Spraying DDT produces pollution of Air, water and soil.
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochloride.
DDT is a persistent organic pollutant that is readily adsorbed to soils and sediments, which can act both as sinks and as long-term sources of exposure affecting organisms. DDT is highly hydrophobic and nearly insoluble in water thus causing water pollution also.