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Ksivusya [100]
3 years ago
13

How did DDT nearly cause the bald eagle to become extinct? Also, what surface water pollution issue has caused problems in Ohio

over the past couple of summers?
Biology
2 answers:
ioda3 years ago
7 0

<span>Pesticides sprayed on plants were eaten by small animals, which were later consumed by birds of prey. The DDT poison harmed both the adult birds and the eggs that they laid. The egg shells became too thin to with stand the incubation period, and were often crushed. Eggs that were not crushed during incubation often did not hatch, due to high levels of DDT and its derivatives.<span> </span></span>

Neporo4naja [7]3 years ago
6 0

<span>Pesticides sprayed on plants were eaten by small animals, which were later consumed by birds of prey. The DDT poison harmed both the adult birds and the eggs that they laid. The egg shells became too thin to with stand the incubation period, and were often crushed. Eggs that were not crushed during incubation often did not hatch, due to high levels of DDT and its derivatives. </span>

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