(par 5.3.2.2.3) DTT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) – WWF fact sheet
DTT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) – WWF fact sheet Chemical Characteristics: DDT is an organochlorine compound that persists in the environment and bioaccumulates in human and animal tissue. DDT was recognized as a effective insecticide in the 1930s. Production and Use: DDT currently is produced in only two countries—China and India. India’s production capacity is less than 10,000 […]
(par 5.2.1.2) Population controls ‘will not solve environment issues’
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29788754 27 October 2014 Last updated at 21:50 GMT By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News Nargis, born in 2011, was named the world’s seven billionth person by Plan International Restricting population growth will not solve global issues of sustainability in the short term, new research says. A worldwide one-child policy would mean the number […]
(par 5.2.1.2) Population growth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The estimated size of the human population from 10,000 BCE–2000 CE. In biology, population growth is the increase in the number of individuals in a population. The population growth rate is the rate at which the number of individuals in a population increases in a given time period as a fraction of the initial […]