DDT was widely used as a pesticide for 20 years. Its use was banned after studies showed severe side effects were evident in humans, the environment, and animals as a result of DDT. Which reason best explains why the side effects of DDT were so harmful?

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DDT bioaccumulates.

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DDT was widely used as a pesticide for 20 years. Its use was banned after studies showed severe side effects were evident in humans, the environment, and animals as a result of DDT. Which reason best explains why the side effects of DDT were so harmful?

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