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Who discovered the insecticidal effectiveness of DDT in 1939?
AAlexander Zaitsev
BVictor Grignard
CPaul Muller
DLouis Pasteur
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Paul Muller
Paul Muller of Geigy in Switzerland found DDT's insecticidal power in 1939.
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