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ONCE A HERO
NOW A PUBLIC ENEMY
Do not panic right away. First, let us see what POP is. For example, DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) is a POP, which earned the Nobel Prize for its inventor in 1948 for its strong toxic impact on pests, and saved thousands of lives in anti-malaria drive in Africa. Indeed, DDT was sold as “cure-all powder” for years in Turkey. It was however found out later that it was not at all innocent.