Island to ship DDT to Belgium

No less than 100 tonnes of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) will be shipped to Bruxelles, Belgium in August. The reason is that the product is highly toxic for the environment. DDT is one of the most well-known synthetic pesticides. It was initially imported in the 80s to help the country fight against malaria and was stocked in [...]

07 May 2011, The Independent Daily