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World Service,01 Feb 2005,26 mins

The Harmful Effects of DDT

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Condemned pesticide DDT is still used in some African countries. Martin Redfern from the BBC Science Unit on the insecticide’s use to control the spread of malaria. Also on the programme, naming sea vessels and the international arms trade.

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