DDT
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Of course, today we know that high-dose exposures to DDT can cause all kinds of illness in humans, including vomiting and seizures.
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
For years, Times environmental reporter and Pulitzer finalist Rosanna Xia has been covering the legacy of forever chemical DDT, a pesticide once applied to humans as innocuously as hairspray and yardhose water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
Peregrine falcons, which were once nearly wiped out in Australia due to the use of pesticides in agriculture, have staged a recovery since the 1980s when DDT and other chemicals were banned.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
Some indication of the possible effect on human beings is seen in medical reports of oligospermia, or reduced production of spermatozoa, among aviation crop dusters applying DDT.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
