Question

How does DDT affect the marine life

Answer 1

This DDT then gets absorbed by the plants that grow in such environment. Similarly, cells of animals living in water polluted by DDT also absorb it. ... Among other effects, accumulation of DDT in fishes and birds causes sharp drop in their reproductive rate and population.

like other organochlorine pesticides enter the marine environment mainly through inputs from water and air, as a result of their use in agriculture.

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Answer 2

DDT, like other organochlorine pesticides enter the marineenvironment mainly through inputs from water and air, as a result of their use in agriculture. ... DDT also affectseggshell production in birds and the endocrine system of most animals.DDT has a very high tenancy towards biomagnification.

DDE decreases the reproductive rate of birds by causing eggshell thinning and embryo deaths (14). DDT is highly toxic to aquatic animals (14). DDT affects various systems in aquatic animals including the heart and brain (14). ... Fish have a poor ability to detect DDTin water (14

This DDT then gets absorbed by the plants that grow in such environment. Similarly, cells of animals living in water polluted by DDT also absorb it. ... Among other effects, accumulation of DDT in fishes and birds causes sharp drop in their reproductive rate and population.


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