Although many nations have bannedthe use of DDT, the compound is still manufactured in Indiaand exported to developing nations that lack such bans. Howdo you feel about this? Is it unethical for a company to sell asubstance that has been deemed toxic by so many nations?Or would it be unethical not to sell DDT to tropical nations ifthey desire it for improving public health, such as controllingmosquitoes that transmit malaria?

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Although many nations have banned
the use of DDT, the compound is still manufactured in India
and exported to developing nations that lack such bans. How
do you feel about this? Is it unethical for a company to sell a
substance that has been deemed toxic by so many nations?
Or would it be unethical not to sell DDT to tropical nations if
they desire it for improving public health, such as controlling
mosquitoes that transmit malaria?

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