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World: Globalization

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(IFMT 2015) - Question Medium of Geography

A study points to a relationship between exposure to DDT, a pesticide banned in several countries, and the development of this neurodegenerative disease. The effect of the substance seems to be associated with genetic factors. DDT was banned in the United States in the 1970s. In Brazil, the use of this pesticide was only prohibited in 2009. However, the compound is still used legally or illegally in several countries. (photo: Global Water Partnership/ Flickr - CC BYNC-SA 2.0) http://cienciahoje.uol.com.br/noticias/2014/03/pesticida-ealzheimer/?searchterm=Pesticida%20e%20Alzheimer) Based on the information in the text and the figure next to it, it can be stated that this pesticide
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may cause diseases in people who handle it, but never altering genetic material.
b.
has never been banned in Brazil, but it has been banned in the United States since 1970.
c.
was banned worldwide, but there are countries that use it illegally.
d.
does not cause any health problems to people.
e.
may be related to the development of Alzheimer's disease.

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