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What are the IUPAC names of the insecticide DDT and benzenehexachloride ? Why is their use banned in India and other countries ?

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These substances are non bio degradable and are highly toxic. Beside this, they get stored in a fatty tissues and their concentration keeps increasing in the food chain.
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