There has been no toxicologic proof that the long-term, low-level
exposure of man to chlorophenothane (DDT) is linked with an
increased susceptibility to toxicity or disease. Acute pretreatment
of rats with 75-100 mg/kg DDT has been demonstrated to potentiate
CCI₄-induced hepatotoxicity in that species (McLean and McLean,
1966). Since the...