Original sentence: Although DDT was banned more than 20 years ago, it is still being manufactured and spilled into the environment
Edited sentence: Although DDT was banned more than 20 years ago, it is still being manufactured and "spilled" into the environment.No one is safe from the pesticide threat: It has been estimated that every person on earth has been exposed to DDT.So the question is, why would anyone want to reintroduce the use of DDT, when it is widely believed to be a carcinogenic and mutagenic that does not break down in the body or the environment and alternatives that do break down are available