DDT, an organochlorine compound, used first to control malaria, carried in mosquitoes and later to a variety of insect pests, is now banned because
It brings about a change in sex chromosomes
Incorrect AnswerIt persists in the environment and bioaccumulates
Correct AnswerIt increases its affinity hundred-fold for hemoglobin preventing its coupling with oxygen
Incorrect AnswerAll of these
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
DDT, an organochlorine compound, used first to control malaria, carried in mosquitoes and later to a variety of insect pests, is now banned because it persists in the environment and bioaccumulates.
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