DDT
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Officially named the “Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act,” the legislation has been years in the making and seeks to address many of the concerns raised by Californians and others around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
DDT is a pesticide so dangerous to the environment that it was banned worldwide more than 50 years ago, with rare exceptions; its effects are still traceable in the environment today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
In 1972, the U.S. banned DDT under most circumstances.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
Curiously, DDT did not kill the birds outright, but rather caused their eggshells to collapse under the weight of the incubating adults.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
Dr. Arnold Lehman, who is the chief pharmacologist of the Food and Drug Administration, says there is neither a floor below which DDT is not absorbed nor a ceiling beyond which absorption and storage ceases.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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