Which chemical substance was commonly used as pesticide until shown to have negative impacts on reproductive success of predatory bird species?
A
Nitrogen oxides
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B
Lead
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C
Carbon dioxide
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D
DDT
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Solution
The correct option is D DDT By the early 1970s, serious problems were being raised about the environmental effects of DDT. Reports shoes that many harmless insects such as bees, fish, birds, and other animals were being killed or harmed as a result of exposure to DDT. The pesticide was even blamed for the near-extinction of at least one bird, the peregrine falcon. Convinced that the environmental damage from DDT was greater than the compound's possible benefit.