One of the first widely used, synthetically-produced pesticides was the organochloride class agent DDT. From the Second World War until its ban in the early 1970's, DDT was deployed on a vast scale for control of insects and insect-borne diseases and as a highly effective agricultural pesticide [11]. For example, over a half million pounds of DDT was applied to salt marshes in Cape May County, New Jersey
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