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Costing the Earth

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C New series 1/6. Six hundred million people contract malaria every year and of these, almost three million will die from the disease. One of the main weapons against the mosquitos that carry malaria is DDT, but this pesticide is being phased out because of environmental concerns. Miriam O'Reilly investigates whether the world should be using more, not less, DDT. Producer Jolyon Jenkins

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Miriam O'Reilly
Producer:
Jolyon Jenkins
Source: Radio Times

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