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Dde
Level 5 — High concernIn Winter's Dictionary
Dde is a pesticide residue — Degradation product of DDT
Also: Dichlorodiphenyldichlorethylene
What it does
Degradation product of DDT
Where you'll see it
Soil contaminated long ago; imported foods from countries still using DDT
What the research says
Believed to be estrogen disrupter. Long-lasting.
Regulatory status
- Notes: #21 on CERCLA Priority List
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): It is believed to be an estrogen disrupter and is being studied by an EPA expert committee