Question

As a result, rates of malaria began to rise. How can the effects of DDT on society be characterized?

Answer 1

The correct answer for above statement is:

both positive and negative .

Explanation:

DDT should be used "with caution" in fighting malaria,DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) was condemned in Britain in 1986 and prevented as a pesticide worldwide under the Stockholm Convention in 2001 after it was determined to be hazardous to wildlife and the environment.

The 15 environmental health specialists, who evaluated almost 500 health studies, decided that DDT "should be used with caution, only when needed, and when no other adequate, safe and affordable dilemmas are locally accessible.

Answer 2

Well, since you provide no options, The effect of DDT on society can be characterized as dangerous / Hazardous
Even Though it is somehow effective to kill the mosquitoes, DDT is proven to cause cancers and potentially male infertility

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