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National Situation Regarding DDT
Ecuador
1. Brief country profile
DDT-related Activity
Reported status Comments
DDT is produced
No3  
DDT is actually used in Disease Vector Control (i.e. IRS)
No6.5 Last reported use in 2000 (2 tons a.i.).
No reporting 2001 - 2002.
No reported DDT use from 2003 - 20096.5
DDT is imported
No data  
DDT is exported
No data  
Purchase/Use is regulated
No data  
DDT alternatives are used
Yes3  
Has a national vector control policy
No data  
IVM strategy is implemented
No data  
Hold usable stocks of DDT3
unknown
 1636 kg of DDT was discovered in a survey during the NIP process. 3
Case Studies on DDT exist?
   

2. Country data sources

3 GEF-funded NIP Projects
6.5 WHOPES Global Insecticide Use for Vector-Borne Disease Control - A 10-Year Assessment (2000-2009) (Report 2011)

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