FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
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immunity
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determination
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resistance
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persistance
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Detailed explanation-1: -DDT and its related chemicals persist for a long time in the environment and in animal tissues. People are most likely to be exposed to DDT from foods, including meat, fish, and dairy products. DDT can be absorbed by eating, breathing, or touching products contaminated with DDT.
Detailed explanation-2: -DDT and other organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were banned decades ago. But they can dissolve into a person’s body fat, and remain there for years, causing hormonal and metabolic issues, and even brain development issues from in-utero exposure.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the use of DDT was discontinued in the United States, its concentration in the environment and animals has decreased, but because of its persistence, residues of concern from historical use still remain.
Detailed explanation-4: -DDT is an extremely persistent compound due to its near insolubility in water and tendency to bioaccumulate in fatty tissue and biomagnify throughout trophic levels. By 1972, DDT use was banned in the United States and worldwide production and use began to decrease as well.