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National Situation Regarding DDT
Bulgaria

1. Brief country profile

DDT-related Activity	Reported status	Comments
DDT is produced	No¹
DDT is actually used in Disease Vector Control (i.e. IRS)	No¹
DDT is imported	No¹
DDT is exported	No¹
Purchase/Use is regulated	Yes¹
DDT alternatives are used	No¹
Has a national vector control policy	Yes¹
IVM strategy is implemented	No¹
Hold usable stocks of DDT	No¹	It is possible that some amounts of DDT exist in the quantities "unknown pesticides". These are mixture of pesticides of unknown composition.¹ Obsolete stocks are under control of relevant Ministries and Governmental Agencies.¹ About 2308 of unknown obsolete pesticides stored in 477 unrepaired in-use warehouses with an estimation of 23.3t to 25.8t of POPs pesticides and approximately 30t mixtures, consisting of or contaminated with POPs.^3,4
Case Studies on DDT exist?

2. Country data sources

¹ DDT Questionnaire (reporting period: 2003-2005)
³ GEF-funded NIP Projects
⁴ SC NIP Report

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